FOREWORD BY THE EXECUTIVE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TSHWANE Inclusive growth is one of the prerequisites for rapid and sustained poverty reduction, as it allows the majority of a nation’s population to contribute to and benefit from economic growth.

Robust development requires that a city directs its scarce resources efficiently, establishes an institutional environment that drives its developmental trajectory and creates an effective civil society network that demands the highest level of accountability and transparency. In this regard, a number of institutional elements within the South African economy require urgent attention.

As such, this summit is charged with providing a platform on which to share ideas and inspire innovation for new and creative ways to address the challenges the Capital faces. It is my commitment to build a vibrant economic space so that we may generate investment in our City and in so doing rescue many South Africans from the throes of poverty and provide them with a better life - One with prospects and dignity.

We have begun this task in earnest and we hope to accelerate and build on this progress.

During our first one hundred days in office, we worked in earnest to steer this giant ship into a new course and we are proud of the significant strides we have made thus far in curbing corruption, delivering better services and being a responsive government. Our efforts to turn the “Tshwane ship” around are only just beginning, and the future of this metropolis, pregnant with vitality, is a bright one. Notwithstanding the challenges, our aim is to stabilise the city by overseeing the transition with delicate management.

By incorporating critical stakeholders from the government sector, the private sector, academia, labour and civil society, the summit will provide a platform for information sharing between practitioners, researchers, communities and other parties of interest so as to collectively sculpt a strategy and plan that is anchored on the development of smart and sustainable inclusive growth choices for the City of Tshwane. Most significantly, this summit will result in the development of a joint action plan that will translate the City’s aspirations into reality, in a proactive attempt to arrest the prevailing low-growth, high-unemployment environment that characterises Tshwane’s economic landscape.

The decisions arising from the summit will take us closer to repositioning the City and realising the transformation and development we seek, and steer us towards reintegrating the spatially, socially and economically divided city we have inherited.

I conclude with a quote from our beloved former president, Nelson Mandela: “Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.”

Cllr Solly Msimanga

1 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY OF TSHWANE INAUGURAL MAYORAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2017 “The only justifiable purpose for the existence of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of people in society.” (Albert Einstein)

REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, a mere sixteen cities, A robust developmental path for cities requires a city that is: (i) predominantly located in industrialised economies, were home able to direct its scarce resources efficiently, (ii) an institutional to a million people or more. Today, the antithesis to this once- environment that is able to drive its developmental trajectory and upon-a-time historic revolution is the fact that more than 400 (iii) an effective civil society network that demands the highest cities contain this number or more and are mainly located in level of accountability and transparency. In this regard, a number low and middle-income countries across the globe. Through the of institutional elements within the South African economy require enablement of agglomeration, large cities have helped transform urgent attention. economies for centuries. In comparison to non-urban settings, such instances are able to alter our social and economic fabric Two of the globe’s foremost development economists, Acemoglu at an exponentially higher frequency resulting in the creation of and Robinson argue that the key differentiator between countries the most vibrant markets for ideas that enable entrepreneurial and with respect to their historical and current growth trajectories is general business innovation. that of institutions. The authors argue that nations thrive when they develop inclusive political and economic institutions and they fail Asia and Africa are the regions that have not yet reached their when those institutions become extractive and concentrate power respective urbanisation tipping points and are projected to do so and opportunity in the hands of only a few (Why nations fail, 2012). by 2023 and 2030. Localising the picture indicates that Southern It is not surprising that this is a view supported by the majority of Africa will be 77per cent urban by 2050 whilst exhibiting a economists and social scientists across the world. current urbanisation rate of more than 60 percent. If leveraged appropriately, particularly by government and the private sector, Efficiently managing and optimising on today’s rapid transition urbanization has the potential to foster the highest levels of is critical towards ensuring sustainable growth. City leaders, inclusive growth leading to the necessary social change and and other critical stakeholders alike, are, ultimately, concerned positive political outcomes, amongst a plethora of additional with laying and enhancing the foundation of an environment benefits for all city residents. that perpetually enables the acceleration of inclusive growth collectively anchored by the highest level of visionary and Undoubtedly, inclusive growth is one of the prerequisites for pragmatic leadership. This must be optimally supported by the rapid and sustained poverty reduction as it allows the majority of creation of robust developmental partnerships that will propel us a nation’s population to contribute to and benefit from economic towards the City of Tshwane that we all collectively envision. growth. This concept refers to the pace, scale and patterns of growth and is often used interchangeably with a suite of terms, By convening critical stakeholders from the government sector, including broad-based growth, shared growth and pro-poor the private sector, academia, labour and civil society, the growth. The underlying ideology of inclusive growth concerns Summit will provide a platform for information sharing between increasing the pace of growth and enlarging the size of the practitioners, researchers, communities and other parties of economy whilst simultaneously leveling the playing field for interest to collectively sculpt a strategy and plan that is anchored investment and subsequently increasing productive employment on the development of smart and sustainable inclusive growth opportunities, which by its very nature results in a virtuous cycle. choices for the City of Tshwane. Most-significantly, the summit will result in the development of a joint action plan that will translate the As alluded to, over the next 30 years, most of the growth in the City’s aspirations into reality, in a pro-active attempt at arresting world’s population is expected to occur in the cities and towns of the prevailing low growth – high unemployment environment that poor countries. Indeed, by 2020, the globe’s developing world is characterizes the City of Tshwane’s economic landscape. likely to become more urban than rural. In this regard, the National Development Plan envisages that 11 million more people will inhabit Topics of discussion will be centered around the concepts of: South African cities by 2030 signaling a dynamic transformation • The inter-linkages between space and the economy; that will serve as a powerful force towards shaping the country’s • Core growth enablers, such as the provision of sustainable social, economic and political trajectory over the next decade economic infrastructure provision, including the innovative and indeed, in decades to come. The decisions that are made financing thereof; today will inherently shape our leaders of tomorrow inextricably • The growth potential of innovative city-level governance determining the collective fortunes of all South Africans into the solutions within the South African context; future. • Tshwane’s comparative advantage from a sector prioritisation perspective; A crucial consideration is that urbanization in today’s developed • Partnerships required for growth; and economies was gradual, taking place over a hundred years or • Social cohesion and growth. more thereby enabling greater learning and flexibility with respect to managing the urban transition. Today’s cities are growing at The summit’s host, the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Councillor an unprecedented speed, facing sudden migration from rural Solly Msimanga, looks forward to your participation in sculpting and other areas. Cities that do not possess the requisite levels of the pursuit of our relentless and irrevocable journey of enhancing capacity and agility will be adversely affected further exacerbating the quality of life for all within Tshwane. the effects of unemployment, inequality and poverty.

2 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. PROGRAMME* The City of Tshwane Inaugural Mayoral 22 – 23 February 2017 Economic Summit 2017 The CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria Revitalise. Stabilise. Deliver. Tshwane, South Africa Programme Director: Mr. Victor Kgomoeswana

DAY ONE (1) (All sessions to be held in the Diamond Auditorium, unless otherwise stated.) 08:00 – 08:30 Registration, arrival coffee and tea

INTRODUCTION AND SCENE SETTING

Opening of the 2017 City of Tshwane Inaugural Mayoral Economic Summit 08:45 – 09:00 Mr. Victor Kgomoeswana Programme Director

Opening Address by His Worship, 09:00 – 09:30 Councillor Solly Msimanga Executive Mayor – City of Tshwane

Address by 09:30 – 10:00 Dr. Miriam Altman National Planning Commissioner and Altman Advisory 10:00 - 10:15 Question and Answer Session

10:15 – 10:30 TEA BREAK

Global, regional and domestic economic outlook 10:30 – 11:00 Dr. Catherine Tovey Program Leader for Africa region – World Bank

Capital Economic Outlook (CEO) 11:00 – 11:30 Ms. Shaakira Karolia Chief Economist – City of Tshwane

11:30 – 12:00 Question and Answer Session

12:00 – 12:45 LUNCH (Outdoor Deck) Keys to success for growing tourism within Tshwane Facilitator: Councillor Randall Williams (Member of the Mayoral Committee: Economic Development and Planning – City of Tshwane)

Panelists: 13:00 – 14:00 Ms. Bronwen Cadle de Ponte (General Manager – CSIR ICC and Chairperson – Tshwane Tourism Association Board) Mr. Dirk Elzinga (Managing Director – Conventions Industry Consultants) Mr. Darryl Erasmus (Chief Quality Assurance Officer – Tourism Grading Council of South Africa) Dr. Nellie Swart (Senior Lecturer: Tourism – UNISA) 14:00 – 15:15 Live screening of the 2017 National Budget Speech

Parallel Session I Parallel Session II Transforming metropolitan fiscal frameworks The keys to success for growing and urban financing towards inclusive agriculture and agro-processing within growth Tshwane (Ruby Auditorium)

Introductory session: City of Tshwane Facilitator: Councillor Mike Mkhari financial turnaround plan (City of Tshwane, Member of the Mr. Umar Banda (City of Tshwane, Acting Mayoral Committee: Agriculture and Chief Financial Officer) Environment)

Facilitator: Mr. Gerhard Pienaar (Swiss Panelists: Economic Co-operation and Development Mr. Pieter Botes (Consultant, Government 15:15 – 16:15 – SECO) Growth Initiative Team – Deloitte, South Africa) Panelists: Mr. Zamikhaya Maseti (Senior Policy Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina (Executive Manager Advisor: Public Policy – Land and – South African Cities Network, SACN) Agricultural Development Bank of South Mr. Arno Lawrenz (Portfolio Manager – Africa) Ashburton Investments) Mr. Patrick Mphahlele (CEO – Tshwane Dr. Nara Monkam (Director: Research – Fresh Produce Market) African Tax Administration Forum) Mr. Christo Van Der Rheede (Deputy Dr. Ngaka Mosiane (Senior Researcher – Executive Director – AgriSA) Gauteng City Region Observatory, GCRO) Mr. Paul Vorster (Founder – Calico Mr. Philip Van Ryneveld (Director – Hunter Capital) Van Ryneveld) 2015 World Bank South African subnational cost of doing business (SNDB) results

Presentation by 16:30 – 17:15 Mr. Roland Hunter – National Treasury Cities Support Programme Response from the City of Tshwane Action plans to address the City’s unfavourable ranking in the 2015 SNDB Report Closing Remarks: Day 1

17:15 – 17:30 Councillor Randall Williams Member of the Mayoral Committee: Economic Development and Planning – City of Tshwane 17:30 – 19:30 Cocktail Networking Session (Outdoor Deck)

* Subject to change 3 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY TWO (2) (All sessions to be held in the Diamond Auditorium, unless otherwise stated.) 08:00 – 08:15 Registration, arrival coffee and tea 08:15 – 08:30 Reflections from Day 1 Mr. Victor Kgomoeswana (Programme Director)

08:30 – 08:50 Summit Opening Address by Councillor Cilliers Brink (Member of the Mayoral Committee: Corporate and Shared Services – City of Tshwane) 08:50 – 09:10 Address by Ms. Ndileka Mandela (Founder and Chair – Thembekile Mandela Foundation) 09:10 – 09:30 Address by Mr. Moeletsi Mbeki (Deputy Chair – South African Institue of International Affairs, SAIIA) 09:30 - 09:45 Question and Answer Session

Parallel Session I Parallel Session II Parallel Session III Keys to success for growing advanced Identifying and implementing innovative The future of Wonderboom Airport manufacturing within Tshwane governance solutions towards inclusive (Amethyst Room) growth (Ruby Auditorium) Facilitator: Mr. Renai Moothilal Facilitator: Dr. Elmar de Wet (Executive (NAACAM) Facilitator: Dr Michael Sutcliffe (City Manager – Enterprises, University of Pretoria) Insight) Panelists: Panelists: Dr. Luci Abrahams (Director – LINK Panelists: Mr. Gawie Bestbier (Executive: Aviation Centre) Dr Neissan Alessandro (Project Manager Infrastructure – South African Civil Aviation 09:45 – 10:45 Dr. Anthon Botha (Managing Director – – South African Institute of International Authority) TechnoScene) Affairs, SAIIA) Mr. Paul Potgieter Jnr. (Program Manager: Prof. Khumbulani Mpofu (TUT) Dr. F.M. Lucky Mathebula (Founder – Aircraft Development – AHRLAC) Dr. Paul Potgieter (Executive Th!nc Foundation) Mr. Jack van der Merwe (CEO – Gautrain Chairman – Aerosud) Mr. Ralph Mathekga (Faculty Head: Management Agency) Mr. Lance Schultz (CEO – Centurion Political Economy – MISTRA) Dr. Hein Wiese (Director, Economic Aerospace Village) Mr. William Mzimba (CEO – Accenture Development – IDIS) South Africa) Mr. Victor Xaba (Deputy CEO – Denel Prof. Ivan Turok (Executive Director: Aerostructures) Economic Performance and Development Unit – HSRC) 10:45 – 11:05 TEA BREAK Parallel Session I Parallel Session II Keys to success for growing an urban resilient Tshwane Improving the competitiveness of SMMES and the informal economy through digital connectivity (Ruby Auditorium) Introductory session: The City of Tshwane’s spatial vision and emerging development trends - (Mr. Augustine Makgata Acting Facilitator: Mr. Craig Wing (Future World International) Deputy City Manager: Group Governance and Support – City of Tshwane) Panelists: Ms. Mich Atagana (PR and Communications Manager– Google Facilitator: Mr. Johann Lubbe 11:15 – 12:15 (DBSA) South Africa) Mr. Ignaz Fuesgen (Founder – KOHMAP Consulting) Panelists: Mr. David Morobe (Regional General Manager – Business Ms. Sue Bannister (Commissioner – National Planning Partners) Commission) Mr. Bart van Uythem (First Counsellor – Team Leader Economic Mr. Anton Boshoff (CEO – Bigen Africa) and Infrastructure Cooperation Section – Delegation of the Dr. Fanie Botha (Associate – Umvoto) European Union to South Africa) Prof. Roula Inglesi-Lotz (Economist – University of Pretoria) Ms. Catherine Young (Owner – Thinkroom Consulting) Dr. Herman Joubert (Founder – TechIQ) Mr. Saki Zamxaka (CEO – Gauteng Growth and Development Agency, GGDA) Parallel Session I Parallel Session II Leveraging the real estate market towards inclusive growth Managing “Big Data” at the local government level (Ruby Auditorium)

Facilitator: Mr. Kapei Phahlamohlaka (Senior Manager: Facilitator: Prof. Sonali Das (Principal Researcher: Statistics Property Investments – Public Investment Corporation, PIC) – CSIR and Visiting Associate Professor – University of the Witwatersrand) 12:30 – 13:30 Panelists: Mr. Pule Mmutlana (Acting Head: Property Services – City of Panelists: Tshwane) Dr. Arulsivanathan Naidoo (Executive Manager: Stakeholder Dr. Sedise Moseneke (Executive Director – Vukile Property Relations – Statistics South Africa) Fund) Dr. Benjamin Rosman (Principal Researcher: Mobile Intelligence Ms. Heather Prinsloo (Executive – City Property) Autonomous Systems Group – CSIR) Mr. Anton Sinovich (Executive Director – The Sinovich Group) Mr. Kroshlen Moodley (General Manager: Public Sector and Mr. Japie Van Niekerk (CEO – New Africa Developments) Utilities – SAS) 13:30 – 14:15 LUNCH (Outdoor Deck) Insights from South Africa’s National Budget Speech: Implications for South Africa’s metro’s 14:15 – 15:30 Prof. Jannie Rossouw (Head of Department: School of Economics and Business Science – University of the Witwatersrand) Mr. Mike Schussler (Chief Economist – Economists.co.za) Prof. Nicola Viegi (South African Reserve Bank Chair of Monetary Economics and Banking – University of Pretoria) GrowSA: an exciting initiative for growing our economy and creating opportunities for all 15:30 – 15:45 Mr. Theo Vorster CEO – Galileo Capital Transforming South Africa with an emphasis on local government 15:45 – 16:15 Dr. Michael Sutcliffe Founder – City Insight Executive Mayor 16:15 – 16:30 Closing Address by His Worship, Councillor Solly Msimanga – City of Tshwane Revitalise, stabilise, deliver!

Vote of Thanks 16:30 – 17:00 Mr. Mayur Maganlal Acting City Manager – City of Tshwane

* Subject to change 4 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. PANEL SESSIONS DAY 1, 13:00 - 14:0 The keys to success for growing tourism within Tshwane

Facilitator: Councillor Randall Williams (Member of the Mayoral Committee: Economic Development and Planning – City of Tsh- wane) Panelists: Ms. Bronwen Cadle de Ponte (General Manager – CSIR ICC and Chairperson – Tshwane Tourism Association Board) Mr. Dirk Elzinga (Managing Director – Conventions Industry Consultants) Mr. Darryl Erasmus (Chief Quality Assurance Officer – Tourism Grading Council of South Africa) Dr. Nellie Swart (Senior Lecturer: Tourism – UNISA)

Tshwane’s aspiration is to become one of Africa’s top global business and diplomatic tourism destination by 2030 – an aspiration which is aligned to South Africa’s vision of becoming a top-20 global tourism destination, and the strategy to position Gauteng as a globally competitive destination of choice. Achieving this aspiration will enable Tshwane to significantly increase the contribution from tourism to GVA and jobs. It will also help to achieve local inclusion in the Tshwane tourism industry, through a major focus on skills development and entrepreneurship, and support the growth of related sectors that can provide further positive impact for Tshwane’s economy.

The aspiration is aligned to the fact that the City of Tshwane has a large diplomatic presence, is the administrative seat of power for government, hosts a range of government departments, multinationals and key players in the automotive industry. Thus, the city is perfectly aligned to cater its tourism to attract and retain business tourism. Although leisure tourism and visits to friends and relatives also represent opportunities for growth and jobs, business and diplomatic tourism is the fastest-growing category of tourism for Tshwane, with an average annual growth rate of 6.2% since 2003. The City of Tshwane has taken into account several major trends under way in the global tourism industry. These include:

• Regionalisation. intra-regional business visits are experiencing rapid growth, driven by intra-regional trade flows.

• Direct customer access and distribution. The booming online travel industry is giving individual customers much greater power than previously – through review sites, amongst others.

• New centres of gravity. Just as Africa becomes an increasingly important region for travel and business flows, additional developing markets are becoming new tourism powerhouses. By 2020, Russia, India and China are all expected to be in the world’s top 10 markets in terms of outbound travel volumes. Tshwane must ensure that it provides a best-in-class experience to visitors from these fast-growing markets, through building excellent customer service skills.

• ‘Asset-light’ business models. There is a move away from owning hotels towards operating hotels under franchises and management contracts. Tour operators are also moving away from owning aircraft or travel-agency networks. Against this backdrop, • Speciality travel outpaces classic sun/beach holidays. Adventure/trekking travel is growing, with eco-tourism displaying the strongest growth in mature markets. Cultural/ heritage travel also plays an important role and there is increased interest in township tourism in South Africa. These areas are all critical focus areas for Tshwane as it develops and markets the ‘Tshwane experience’ for tourists.

• The emergence of ‘business / leisure’ tourism. This entails a mix of business and leisure in a single tourism experience. Research shows that 83% of business visitors use time on business trips to explore the city they are visiting. Nearly half of business travellers add personal travel days to business trips, while more than half of travellers that take these trips bring their family members or significant other with them.

Expected Outcomes:

Given these international trends the aim of the session is: • Given this presence, why has the market not followed suit, e.g. the presence of hotels and associated facilities within Tshwane is minimal? • How does the City differentiate itself to become a top tourist destination? • How can the city leverage existing global trends? • Given the large diplomatic corps is there a way for the city to leverage and attract visitors to the city?

5 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 1: PARALLEL SESSION I (15:15 - 16:15) Transforming metropolitan fiscal frameworks and alternative infrastructure finance mechanisms towards inclusive growth

Introductory City of Tshwane financial turnaround plan (Mr. Umar Banda, Acting Chief Financial Officer,City of Tshwane) session: Facilitator: Mr Gerhard Pienaar (Swiss Economic Co-operation and Development – SECO) Mr. Dirk Elzinga (Managing Director – Conventions Industry Consultants) Dr. Geci Karuri-Sibena (Executive Manager – South African Cities Network, SACN) Dr. Nara Monkam (Director: Research – African Tax Administration Forum) Dr. Ngaka Mosiane (Senior Researcher – Gauteng City Region Observatory, GCRO)

Mr. Philip Van Ryneveld (Director – Hunter Van Ryneveld)

In a context of decentralisation coupled with rapid urbanisation which is characterised by growing levels of poverty and informality, metropolitan municipalities are increasingly concerned about their capacity to deliver on their expanding functions and demands. While on the one hand cities are becoming more focal and acknowledged as important engines of growth and development1, they are also finding themselves under extreme financial pressure which jeopardizes their mission. And while there is legitimate pressure for cities to improve their own efficiencies and maximise their revenue generating capacity, it is also increasingly evident that the current metro- politan municipal financial model is deficient: outdated, inadequate and unsustainable. We require creative rethinking about the kinds of appropriate innovations that could place metros on a more sustainable path to delivering development for the past (for a country like South Africa which is still confronted by a legacy of deliberate mis-development and underinvestment), the present, as well as the future.

South African local government is no longer regarded as a mere functionary or agent of national and provincial government. Its consti- tutional mandate centres mainly on the idea of a “developmental local government”. As the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa recognises, a developmental state implies that municipalities assume a greater and significant role in economic and social develop- ment.2 Being the government closest to the people, local government’s core function is the rendering of a variety of basic services to the community within its jurisdiction. These services include water; electricity; town and city planning; road and storm water drainage; waste management; emergency services; licenses; fresh produce market; parks and recreation; security; libraries; and economic planning.

Metropolitan areas have over the past two decades increasingly driven South Africa’s economic output. The metros combined generate approximately two-thirds of the country’s economic output and more than half of country’s labour force. The World Bank in collaboration with major donors and multilateral institutions in a 2009 study estimated Africa’s infrastructure development needs at $93 billion each year. A large component of this estimate is as a result of large deficits in energy infrastructure (estimated at $9 billion a year), water supply and sanitation infrastructure and transport. One cannot deny the effect that such investments will have in steering the growth of our urban economies. Regrettably, structural and non-structural challenges continue to undermine the developmental role that these metros contribute in the country. These challenges primarily are as a result of a rather fickle fiscal capacity that is unaccounted for in the country’s fiscal framework, snowballing levels urbanisation which significantly affect the demand for municipal services, inefficiencies in governance processes and a rather obstinate legislative framework. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the cost to municipalities of providing public services will grow faster than transfers from upper tiers of government4. It is in this light that we ought to relentlessly facilitate discus- sions that will shed light and consequently revisit policy frameworks and financing models.

Expected Outcomes:

This session proposes to deliberate on the exiting fiscal framework towards the development of a multi-stakeholder financial model/ plan. That is, delineating possible economic, legislative and administrative opportunities and limitations inherent in the current frame- work. Discussions could be centred around:

• Perspectives on decentralisation and the devolution of government functionality; • Reflections on the optimal composition of government expenditure, from an efficiency and effectiveness perspective, at the local level; • Alternative metropolitan finance mechanisms, such as subnational pooled finance mechanisms and subnational tax instruments; • Ways in which to innovate traditional financing models, such as public-private partnerships (PPPs); • Land-based financing mechanisms; and • Land use management: creating and capturing value.

6 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 1: PARALLEL SESSION II (15:15 - 16:15) The keys to success for growing agriculture and agro-processing within Tshwane

Facilitator: Councillor Mike Mkhari (City of Tshwane, Member of the Mayoral Committee: Agriculture and Environment) Panelists: Mr. Pieter Botes (Consultant, Government Growth Initiative Team – Deloitte, South Africa) Mr. Zamikhaya Maseti (Senior Policy Advisor: Public Policy – Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa) Mr. Patrick Mphahlele (CEO – Tshwane Fresh Produce Market) Mr. Christo Van Der Rheede (Deputy Executive Director – AgriSA) Mr. Paul Vorster (Founder – Calico Capital)

Agriculture and industry have traditionally been viewed as two separate sectors both in terms of their characteristics and their role in economic growth. Agriculture has been considered the hallmark of the first stage of development, while the degree of industrialization has been taken to be the most relevant indicator of a country’s progress along the development path. Moreover, the proper strategy for growth has often been conceived as one of a more or less gradual shift from agriculture to industry, with the onus on agriculture to finance the shift in the first stage.

The role of agriculture in the process of development has recently been reappraised and revalued from the point of view of its contribution to industrialization and its importance for harmonious development and political and economic stability. On the other hand, agriculture itself has become a form of industry, as technology, vertical integration, marketing and consumer preferences have evolved along lines that closely follow the profile of comparable industrial sectors, often of notable complexity and richness of variety and scope. This has meant that the deployment of resources in agriculture has become increasingly responsive to market forces and increasingly integrated in the network of industrial interdependencies.

A common and traditional definition of agro processing industry refers to the subset of manufacturing that processes raw materials and intermediate products derived from the agricultural sector. Agro processing industry thus means transforming products originating from agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The City of Tshwane selected the agriculture and agro processing sector as one of economic growth driving anchors to rivet on. Agriculture as one of the priority sectors currently represents less than 4% of Tshwane’s total GVA and has been growing at below 0.5% p.a. Employment growth has been slightly faster but still below 1%. Whilst this is still exceptionally small, it does provide credence to the large employment potential inherent within the sector wherein jobs could grow faster than growth.

It was established that the City of Tshwane has two alternatives to develop its land, which entail dedicating the City’s land to food security contributing to the alleviation of poverty without creating a significant incremental growth; and dedicating this land to high yield and exportable crops while increasing the productivity to that of the most productive region in the City (i.e. Region 3 in all probability due to the presence of the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market). The second option could generate up to R50 billion in additional GVA p.a., by 2030, and would also require the City to foster further agro-processing businesses.

In view of the challenges faced by the City, this session provides an opportunity for the private sector, government, investors, commodity groups, farmer organizations and academic institutions to exchange ideas and to develop a common vision for the future of the agricultural sector in Tshwane. The session further seeks to nurture a greater understanding of the factors necessary for value chains to thrive and to discuss how best smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs can be incorporated into value chains in order to promote agricultural development.

7 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 2: PARALLEL SESSION I (09:45 - 10:45) Keys to success for growing advanced manufacturing within Tshwane

Facilitator: Mr. Renai Moothilal (NAACAM) Panelists: Dr. Luci Abrahams (Director – LINK Centre) Dr. Anthon Botha (Managing Director – TechnoScene) Prof. Khumbulani Mpofu (Tshwane University of Technology) Dr. Paul Potgieter (Executive Chairman – Aerosud) Mr. Lance Schultz (CEO – Centurion Aerospace Village)

The manufacturing1 sector’s contribution to Tshwane’s economic composition declined from 10.3 percent in 2013 to 9.3 percent in 2014, it remains amongst the main economic sectors behind Tshwane’s levels of economic activity both in terms of its GVA contribution and employment. According to Deloitte’s recent Manufacturing Competitiveness Rankings, South Africa’s competitiveness slipped from a ranking of 22 in 2010 to 27 in 2016 from 40 countries that studied. Innovation and the requisite talent, costs of labour and materials, supplier networks, the economic and trade activity, infrastructure and government investments have been indicated in the manufacturing competitiveness report as crucial competitiveness drivers that more often than not, lack in poor performing countries.

Expected Outcomes:

In light of the above, this session aims to provide a platform that will stimulate a dialogue on the strengths, opportunities, risks and challenges that are characteristic of the manufacturing industry presently, in the City of Tshwane. Furthermore, the interactive dialogue will establish a climate that will leverage on existing expertise in and across Tshwane to increase and create new competitive advantages within the manufacturing (esp. advanced manufacturing) industry through;

• National constraints and local levers for growing advanced manufacturing; • Leveraging the Tshwane regions advanced R&D capabilities; • The development of a coherent framework on the industry’s intelligence – how we define and measure advanced manufacturing locally; • The development of strategic partnerships that will further drive Innovation and value-add for the industry; and V. • Revisiting spatial Interventions and incentives for industrial development.

8 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 2: PARALLEL SESSION II (09:45 - 10:45) Identifying and implementing innovative metropolitan governance solutions towards inclusive growth institutional effectiveness indeed exerts a dominant role in shaping Facilitator: Dr Michael Sutcliffe (City Insight) long-term economic outcomes. Furthermore, it can be argued that Panelists: Dr Neissan Alessandro (Project Manager – this is a view that is supported by the majority of development South African Institute of International Affairs, economists and other economists alike across the globe. This SAIIA) is of critical and inexorable importance as a result of the linkage Prof. Lucky Mathebula (Founder – Th!nc between institutional effectiveness and economic growth and Foundation) development. Mr. Ralph Mathekga (Faculty Head: Political Economy – MISTRA) Local government being the “sphere closest to the people” is increasingly expected to assume greater responsibility in driving Mr. William Mzimba (CEO – Accenture South Africa) both social and economic development. The City of Tshwane has asserted that the mandate of local government expanded from Prof. Ivan Turok (Executive Director: Eco- roughly 156 high level responsibilities during the initial mandate nomic Performance and Development Unit period to roughly 226 in 2014, indicating an increase of about 66 – HSRC) high level responsibilities within 10 years. At the beginning of the twentieth century, a mere sixteen cities, found mainly in industrialised economies, were home to a million The extension of these constitutional powers and functions have people or more. Today, over 400 cities contain this number or posed enormous operational, governance and policy making more and are mainly located in low and middle-income countries. implications for municipalities and cities, yet the fiscal muscle Unsurprisingly, over the next 30 years, most of the growth in the and resources flowing to this sphere are not concomitant to world’s population is expected to occur in the cities and towns these mandates. For instance, local government is expected to of poor countries. Indeed, the UN predicts that by 2030, 90% be responsible for the maintenance of ageing infrastructure whilst of all global population growth will occur in Southern urban simultaneously being expected to deliver on major backlogs regions thereby requiring a completely different approach from pertaining to social infrastructure, in addition to economic government policymakers and implementers in these regions if we infrastructure required to recalibrate our compass and course of are to catalyse growth and development. our developmental trajectory.

By 2020, the developing world, as a whole, is likely to become Recognizing the importance of efficient and cost-effective more urban than rural. South Africa’s National Development business processes, the City of Tshwane is seeking to improve Plan, Vision 2030, envisages that by 2030, 11 million more South its institutional climate, for both businesses and residents. As an Africans will inhabit cities. This transformation will be a powerful example, the World Bank 20151 report on the doing business force in shaping the social, economic and political discourse over in South Africa reflects that Tshwane didn’t perform well when the next century. compared to its peer cities. The City of Tshwane is keen to improve its raking in all areas and intends to embark upon this initiative Dynamic changes across the globe are playing a powerful force through improved governance and leadership. The World Bank in shaping social, economic and political trajectories over the survey results highlight the importance of smart and innovative next century: The real challenge within the urban transition is for administrative performance in city economic development, growth governments to enable an environment that will allow residents and competitiveness. The City of Tshwane, therefore, seeks to to make the most of living in cities. We are therefore required to understand the manner in which it can embark upon process drastically alter the way in which we do business, as government, improvements to become more competitive, ultimately aimed at for future growth and prosperity thus requiring a wholly non-myopic facilitating city economic growth and development for all within approach with respect to our respective programmatic initiatives. Tshwane.

We cannot undertake this journey alone – collaboration is critical. Expected Outcomes: According to Sellers, metropolitan governance can be defined as: “actions and institutions within an urban region that regulate or • Determine international best practices and benchmark with impose conditions for its political economy”. Governance consists international and/or domestic peer cities on the level and of the complex mechanisms, processes and institutions through quality of South Africa’s institutional environment and that which individuals and other interest groups articulate their legal governing metropolitan areas in particular; rights and obligations. • What types of institutions and governance frameworks are required within the context of South African metros?; Metropolitan governance can be defined as: “actions and • Ways in which metro’s can better leverage global technological institutions within an urban region that regulate or impose advancements; conditions for its political economy”. Governance consists of the • Is the manner in which South African metro’s engage its complex mechanisms, processes and institutions through which citizens effective, e.g. the IDP process and what improvements individuals and other interest groups articulate their legal rights can be made?; and obligations. Traditional paradigms are not sufficient in this • Innovations in engaging citizens and lessons for the City of regard, for example leaving urban management exclusively in the Tshwane; hands of the state, which requires an urgent review of our existing • Reflections on the importance of leadership at the local models. The creation of an urban environment that is governed by government level and mechanisms to move forward. principles that lead to the realization of opportunities and good living conditions for all in sustainable urban environments is an indisputable necessity.

In this regard, two of the foremost development economists, Daron Acemoglu and James Robison, co-authors of Why Nations Fail (2012), have for years examined the comparative origins of development on a global scale. They have asserted that

9 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 2: PARALLEL SESSION III (09:45 - 10:45) The future of Wonderboom airport

Facilitator: Dr. Elmar de Wet (Executive Manager – Business Enterprises, University of Pretoria) Panelists: Mr. Gawie Bestbier (Executive: Aviation Infrastructure – South African Civil Aviation Authority) Mr. Paul Potgieter Jnr. (Program Manager: Aircraft Development - AHRLAC) Mr. Jack van der Merwe (CEO – Gautrain Management Agency) Dr. Hein Wiese (Director, Economic Development – IDIS) Mr. Victor Xaba (Deputy CEO – Denel Aviation)

Tshwane is the only Metropolitan City with its own airport. This local treasure and “golden oldie” – having celebrated its 80 years of existence quite recently – is set to breathe new economic life into the City and the surrounding suburbs in the Wonderboom and can mitigate the effects of tremendously slowing growth that is confronting the country, as a whole. Pending the outcome of a thorough study of the potential of and opportunities at the airport, the City has plans afield to turn the airport into a logistical hub.

The financial situation around the airport is of great concern. Wonderboom airport currently derives 75% of its total income from fuel sales and is thus, arguably no more than a fuel depot in its current form, despite its income being seemingly inflated in comparison to some of its peers. This is directly as a result of the fuel purchase model employed by the airport, which is wholly unsustainable and exceptionally volatile. The City of Tshwane is currently subsidizing the airport with the ultimate aim of commercializing the operations of the airport and thus eliminating the need for such subsidies. In addition, the presence of 114 foreign embassies and consulates and the city’s student population presents a pleasing niche market that Tshwane ought to leverage.

Ensuing from the above intent, air traffic is expected to continue to grow and methods for dealing with the increased demand are needed to ensure the sustainability of its operations.

Expected Outcomes:

Wonderboom Airport has the potential to act as a strategic trigger, catalyst and enabler of a number of key inclusive growth and spatial transformation initiatives within South Africa, hence this session is aimed at discussing:

• Optimising on the role of Wonderboom airport within the context of spatially and economically integrated transport and development and as such, the airport’s comparative and competitive advantage; • Innovative financing models in a quest to develop infrastructure in and around the airport; and • A sustainable financing model – options for reforming/restructuring Wonderboom’s financial position in partnership with the private sector.

10 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 2: PARALLEL SESSION I (11:15 - 12:15) The keys to success for growing an urban resilient Tshwane

Introductory The City of Tshwane’s spatial vision and emerging development trends session: (Mr. Augustine Makgata, Deputy City Manager: Governance and Support Services) Facilitator: Mr. Johann Lubbe (Deal Origination Specialist: Project Preparation – DBSA) Panelists: Ms. Sue Bannister (Commissioner – National Planning Commission) Mr. Anton Boshoff (CEO – Bigen Africa) Dr. Fanie Botha (Associate – Umvoto) Prof. Roula Inglesi-Lotz (University of Pretoria) Dr. Herman Joubert (Founder – TechIQ)

The global need for urban infrastructure investment amounts to over $4.5 trillion per year, of which an estimated premium of 9-27% is required to make this infrastructure low-emissions and climate resilient, according to the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA). A significant proportion of this demand is from cities in the developing world, and this includes the City of Tshwane.

A number of obstacles limiting resilience investments in many developing cities include a lack of local government capacity to plan, finance, and implement resilience projects; challenges in project preparation, including high up-front costs; and lack of private-sector confidence. While governments cannot always address all these obstacles on their own, there are a few things they can do to increase investment in resilience: Municipal governments can create localised policies that encourages resilience, for instance, by implementing modernized and well-enforced building codes; and creating a pipeline of well-prepared, investor-ready projects, cities can make it easier and more attractive for investors to fund resilience project. The aim of this session is to dissect the “How?” of growing an urban resilient City.

Urban resilience in this regard refers to the type of infrastructure that fosters and facilitates city-wide progress towards sustainable economic growth and optimal levels of livability for all. Urban infrastructure can also be understood as engineered systems (water, energy, transport, sanitation, information) that make up a city. Challenges resulting from increasing population growth in many cities has led to a realisation of a need for sustainable infrastructure that is high performing, cost-effective, resource-efficient and environmentally- friendly to improve living standards of the citizens.

Various stakeholders such as the government, banks and other relevant institutions need to come together for the implementation and financing of sustainable urban resilient infrastructure projects at all stages of the project cycle.

Expected Outcomes:

In light of the above, this session aims to provide a platform that will stimulate a dialogue on the strengths, opportunities, risks and challenges that are characteristic of the urban landscape, in the City of Tshwane. Furthermore, the interactive dialogue will establish a climate that will leverage on existing expertise in and across Tshwane to ensure that urban resilience becomes embedded into the planning processes and service delivery programmes of the City of Tshwane, through;

• Mechanisms to optimise on the inextricable linkages between space and the economy; • IThe development of strategic partnerships that will further drive innovation and value-add to the City’s urban landscape; • The development of a coherent framework on the industry’s intelligence – how we define and measure the growth of an urban resilient City; • Revisiting spatial planning and interventions as well as incentives for urban resilience.

11 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 2: PARALLEL SESSION II (11:15 - 12:15) Improving the competitiveness of SMMEs and the informal economy through digital connectivity

Facilitator: Craig Wing (Future World International) Panelists: Ms. Mich Atagana (PR & Communications Manager – Google) Mr. Ignaz Fuesgen (Founder – KOHMAP Consulting) Mr. David Morobe (Regional General Manager – Business Partners) Mr. Bart van Uythem (First Counsellor – Team Leader Economic and Infrastructure Cooperation Section – Delegation of the European Union to South Africa) Ms. Catherine Young (Owner – Thinkroom Consulting) Mr. Saki Zamxaka (CEO – Gauteng Growth and Development Agency, GGDA)

“….The provision of free access to the internet promotes social inclusion, stimulates inclusive growth, and supports learning through the accessibility of digital education material” (Zahir Khan, 2015)

One of the significant characteristics of a flourishing and growing economy is a booming Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) sector. Scholarly articles generally argue that SMMEs are critical for overall employment and job creation initiatives due to the sector’s ability to perpetually absorbing human resources as it undergo a series of expansion cycles. Evidence from numerous academic research undertaken highlight the fact that SMMEs represent a vast portion of businesses in developing countries, including that of South Africa whilst not optimal in the latter environment. Addressing the employment challenge facing South Africa requires a sustained increase in the number of firms operating in the country and a significant expansion of jobs created in smaller firms. SMMEs contribute to economic development in various ways such as creating employment for a growing rural and urban labour force, arguably providing desirable sustainability and innovation in the economy as a whole.

In addition, a large proportion of the population in developing economies often rely on small and medium enterprises, directly or indirectly. As such, the development of SMMEs is seen as a mechanism towards accelerating the achievement of wider socio-economic growth objectives, including that of poverty alleviation which is critical for the South African government to address.

Tshwane has made history by becoming the first metro to rollout free Wi-Fi and indeed the City’s announcement of the provision of this service was made prior to the City of New York’s – this is indeed a ground-breaking achievement for an African city. This decision is premised on the view that internet connectivity is not considered a luxury but a basic service. The development of ICT infrastructure also features prominently in the National development Plan. While the City has invested considerably in the past in this regard, there is a need for improved broadband infrastructure in the Capital City to service the entire Tshwane, considering that the ICT sector contributes approximately 6.4% of South Africa’s GDP.

While it is generally accepted that SMMEs and the informal economy are important contributors towards development, these newly implemented technological advancement initiatives, such as broadband, by various metropolitan municipalities within South Africa hasn’t really penetrated SMMEs and the informal economy or alternatively, not much attention was placed on this sector towards the framing of digital connectivity policies and projects aiming at enhancing the sector’s contribution and thereby, increasing the sector’s competitiveness, in the short-run.

Expected Outcomes:

In view of the observed interventions and initiatives by the government, state-owned enterprises and the private sector, this session aims to achieve the following outcomes: • The City’s role in supporting the informal sector and SMME growth; • Identifying strengths, weaknesses and opportunities to advance the sector and the role that digital connectivity can play; • Mechanisms for SMMEs and the informal economy to leverage technological advances and government’s role in this regard; • Ways in which the private sector can support the growth of the sector, particularly with respect to skills development and access to finance; • The types of strategic partnerships that are required to support small business as the driver of the country’s future growth.

12 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 2: PARALLEL SESSION I (12:30 - 13:30) Leveraging the real estate market towards inclusive growth market may completely fail to deliver efficiency if some agents Facilitator: Mr. Kapei Phahlamohlaka (Senior Manager: Property Investments – Public Investment possess information that is relevant to other market players Corporation, PIC) (asymmetric information). It can be argued that such outcomes are generated by real estate market transactions. Panelists: Mr. Pule Mmutlana (Acting Head: Property Servies – City of Tshwane) The country’s severely sluggish economic performance and Dr. Sedise Moseneke (Executive Director – turbulent global economic dynamics requires effectively Vukile Property Fund) leveraging both private and public sector investment. In this Ms. Heather Prinsloo (Executive – City Prop- regard, the Capital has seen tremendous growth in the number erty) of building plans approved over the last decade. The number of Mr. Anton Sinovich (Executive Director – The building plans approved has doubled between the 2010/11 and Sinovich Group) 2014/15 financial years, representing a growth rate of 103 percent. This amounted to more than R81 billion in approved building plans Mr. Japie Van Niekerk (CEO – New Africa over the period, excluding the value of land, and was despite low Developments) economic growth rates characterising the country during this Mr. Hendrik Van Zyl (Executive Director – period. In addition, over R15 billion worth of building plans were Abland) approved between July 2015 and March 2016 alone. In the last three years alone, in excess of 8,000 buildings were completed The real estate market plays a significant role in advancing per year in the City as a whole. economic and inclusive growth but can also lead to segregation and severe spatial concentrations of poverty. The OECD (2016) The private sector component of these approvals amounts to asserts that a driving factor of segregation in cities is the spatial approximately R71 billion, thus nullifying the argument that organization of the housing market and transport networks. Tshwane’s economy is solely driven by the public sector. The According to the World Urbanization Report (2014), almost 1 billion, private property sector significantly employs over 98,000 people or 32 percent, of the world’s urban population, live in slums, with the within the Capital. Arguably, the revitalisation of the inner-city is majority thereof being concentrated in the developing world. Too also occurring with developments focussing on retail, offices and often, however, government social housing investment has taken residential units. Since 2012, approximately 150,000m2 of office place in isolation of a wider economic context. Without concerted space has been constructed or is still under construction at a cost action on the part of municipal authorities, national governments, of R5 billion with the full implementation of the bus-rapid transit civil society actors and the international community, the number of system, A Re Yeng, expected to play a further role. slum dwellers is likely to increase in most developing countries. It is therefore imperative that cities develop strategic partnerships To arrest the notion of poverty moving to cities, a process now with respect to social housing investment. In this regard, the best recognized as the ‘urbanization of poverty, cities should leverage funding models must be identified and implemented towards the opportunities provided by the real estate market as an enabler mitigating this infrastructure backlog. of development. The role of local government is essential in overcoming these challenges. Many, whilst not all, of the policies Municipalities often have an array of assets on their balance that can be implemented to foster growth and inclusiveness are sheets, ranging from infrastructure networks to public buildings. within the ambit of local governments. Active asset management involves deciding what to do with these assets and determining whether they should be held and operated In view of the economic realities, political uncertainties and in their present form. Although governments have usually given community expectations, the session could focus on some of the away the rights to public resources, in the 1990s there began following questions: international trend towards alternative mechanisms towards asset optimisation (Afualo and McMillan, 1996). Governments are now • The cost of doing business within Tshwane is currently dismal, e.g. especially keen to leverage their asset base, with many across the turnaround time for building plan approvals, excessive red tape, the globe utilising innovative mechanisms to sell mobile-phones a lack of co-ordination and the manual process involved in processes licenses, to operate decentralised electricity markets and to pertaining to developmental legislation approvals. What has your develop private sector partnerships with respect to state-owned experience been? How can the city better support the sector? land. • What can the City of Tshwane do to promote inner-city revitalisation? Do you think that the City is achieving any of its goals within this space? The quest for allocative efficiency when resources are scarce is • How can the South African real estate market better work towards one the major themes of all economies and is a critical issue in spatial justice and social inclusion whilst still being profitable? optimizing any asset portfolio. The Pareto criterion calls for an • How should government manage its real estate portfolio? outcome of a market transaction such that no alternative outcome • Should local government, and particularly large metro’s, play the role could improve the welfare of every participant. The idea that a of developer? If not, how can strategic partnerships be structured? frictionless production and exchange by market players will result • What are the economic development implications of short-run housing in a competitive equilibrium and thus an efficient allocation of market instability? How can the availability of affordable housing be resources is based on two important assumptions: First, that large increased? numbers of traders are involved so as to avoid the possibility of • Are there investment opportunities in the informal housing sector? • What are the financial realities confronting the real estate market? monopoly power, which would lead to well-known inefficiencies. • How can government policy better support the South African real Second, there exist no externalities so that each market player is estate market? What can be improved upon at the metro level? not directly influenced by the allocation of goods to other market players as this would not call for the identity of each market player being exposed and eliminate the formation of multiple personalised prices.

However, these assumptions are infrequently fulfilled and many trading situations are often oligopolistic, and the participants are well aware of their market power. Thus, some outcomes in the

13 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. DAY 2: PARALLEL SESSION 2 (12:30 - 13:30) Managing big data at the local government level

Facilitator: Prof. Sonali Das (Principal Researcher: Statistics – CSIR and Visiting Associate Professor – University of the Witwa- tersrand) Panelists: Dr. Arulsivanathan Naidoo (Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations – Statistics South Africa) Dr. Benjamin Rosman (Principal Researcher: Mobile Intelligence Autonomous Systems Group – CSIR) Mr. Kroshlen Moodley (General Manager: Public Sector and Utilities – SAS)

The International Telecommunications Union1 (ITU) defines a smart, inclusive and sustainable City as one that innovatively invests in ICT solutions parallel with human, social and traditional (e.g. transport) capital investments in order to facilitate improved livelihoods, competitiveness and operational efficiencies that translate into productive economic gains. This definition though not universally accepted, recognises that what is often referred to as the digital revolution2, has not only changed the game, but also continues to contribute in shaping the economic development trajectory that Cities should lead. To elaborate, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) white paper on the digital transformation of industries (2016:9) estimates that approximately $100 trillion in ‘combined value’ for both industries and society3 by 2025 will be realised from digitalization.

Furthermore, the WEF postulates that Africa has been undergoing a digital revolution for the past 15 years and that it is gradually achieving the standards of the most advanced nations. This has taken the form of unprecedented access to information, new emerging technologies and the convergence of information, energy and transport networks. It has been argued that we are in the midst of a “data revolution”. Lohr (2013) argues that there is a lot more data, all the time, growing at 50 percent a year, or more and doubling every two years through vehicles such as digital sensors in industrial equipment, automobiles, electrical meters and shipping crates. They can measure and communicate location, movement, vibration, temperature, humidity and even chemical changes in the air. Deloitte (2015:2) also argues that more than 80 percent of the world’s data has only been created in recent years, alluding to that smartphones and connected computers and devices (including new modes of telecommunication in the form of VOIP, video conferencing, internet TV, streaming music) have allowed us to monitor and share everything – from the weather, our geographic location, health, fitness levels, finances to household energy consumption and many more. This signalling exhilarating times with immense opportunities, challenges and risks likewise. A report resulting from a World Economic Forum Annual meeting which was held in Davos, Switzerland 20 – 29 January, 2012 (“Big Data, Big Impact”), pronounced data as a new class of economic assets, comparable with currency or gold. The question then becomes, how far are our African Cities in unlocking the value of this asset?

Deloitte (2015) maintains that African cities are better positioned to seamlessly adopt smart technologies such as cloud-based solutions for the effective management of big data primarily because of (i) limited legacy drawbacks – African cities don’t suffer from crippling costs associated with the maintenance of legacy infrastructure and systems; (ii) youthful consumer population - Africa has a disproportionately young population, approx. 62% of the population estimated to be under 25 years of age (iii) rapid urbanisation – it is estimated that in about 30 years, roughly 50% of Africa’s population will be living in cities; (iv) growing entrepreneurial culture - Africans operate within an environment where anything and everything is possible; (v) Connectivity - The past five years have seen Africa experience the fastest telecoms growth worldwide; and (vi) Overarching governmental leadership strategically positioning ICT as an enabler.

Expected Outcomes:

• A mutual understanding of the depth and breadth of the “data revolution (Big Data)” pertaining to metropolitan areas, that is, to establish how far are our South African metro’s are in unlocking the value of this asset; • The risks for government, in general, and metropolitan areas, in particular, if the big data wave is not optimally leveraged; • Derive lessons from big data governance successes and failures from governments and corporates operating within the continent.

14 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT PROFILES Mr. Victor Kgomoeswana (Programme Director)

Victor Kgomoeswana is a freelance conference speaker, programme director, workshop facili- tator and consultant on African business development. Victor is the author of Africa is Open for Business book, CNBC Africa and Power FM presenter.

Victor has facilitated various conferences and events including the annual Black Management Forum, the Annual Audit Committee Conference by Nkonki Inc, the National Treasury’s Financial Management Improvement III workshop, as well as the congratulatory dinners held by the ABSIP. He organised and led a trade conference on regional economic integration in East Africa with the Rwanda Development Board and the South African High Commission in Kigali. Until September 2013, he was Business Development Executive for PPC Ltd, and his role was to seek for investment opportunities across the African continent. In addition, Victor originated mergers and acquisitions transactions through discussions with governments, investors, compa- ny owners to establish good relations. He also served the Chief Executive Officer of PPC Ntsika Fund (Pty) Ltd until January 2014, the enterprise development initiative of PPC Ltd, set up to support black small and medium enterpris- es with finance, mentoring, coaching and other forms of support. Before PPC, he was Associate Director at Ernst & Young’s Africa Business Centre, a position I held since October 2009. He led the team that put together the database behind the firm’s Africa Interactive and Growing Beyond Borders – both tools are industry firsts among the big four firms globally.

He founded and presented the weekly Africa Business Report on Talk Radio 702’s Money Show since July 2007 and on SAFM since October 2012; and has featured regularly on many other ra- dio and TV stations locally and internationally, for example, CNN, CNBC Africa, SABC TV, eTV, East Coast Radio and Lesedi FM. Cllr. Solly Msimanga (Executive Mayor, City of Tshwane)

Solly Tshepiso Msimanga was elected unopposed the Executive Mayor to the City of Tshwane on Friday 19 August 2016 at the inaugural sitting of the Tshwane Council. He was the DA Gauteng Spokesperson for Sports in the Provincial Legislature and also served on the Education and Eco- nomic Development portfolio committees since 2014 until the municipal elections held in August 2016. Solly holds a National Diploma in Marketing Management as well as a BCompt from the University of Pretoria. He is also a graduate of the Democratic Alliance Young Leaders Academy. He was previously a PR councillor and the Caucus Chairperson in the Tshwane Metropolitan Mu- nicipality between 2011 and 2014. He is also the Democratic Alliance’s Chairperson in Gauteng. Between 2011 and 2015, whilst being a part time public representative, he held the position of Executive Director for Ask Africa. Prior to this position he was Assistant to the Charge d’ affairs from the Liberian Embassy. He also held a number of Senior Management position in the private sector before joining and while in politics. Solly is married, with two sons. He enjoys traveling, reading, music and cooking and does a lot of charity work. He also heads the “Make Somebody’s Christmas a marry one”, a project he uses do donate groceries to poor families.” Dr. Miriam Altman (National Planning Commissioner and Altman Advisory)

Dr. Altman is a Commissioner on the National Planning Commission in the South African Presi- dency. This body guides long term planning for South Africa. She has played a leading role in shaping policy on employment, industrialisation and social protection. Currently, she chairs a committee on infrastructure and State Owned Entity delivery. In her private capacity, she advises governments and companies in their economic and commercial strategies.

From 2013 to April 2016, Dr. Altman was Chief of Strategy at Telkom, where she guided its turn- around. Telkom is South Africa’s largest fixed line telecommunications operator and a public listed state owned company. As Executive Director at the Human Sciences Research Council from 2002 to 2013, she drove the “Employment Scenarios” programme. This drew leaders from government, the private sector, labour and academia together over a period of years to define a vision and practical strategies to address extremely high unemployment in South Africa. She has a BA in economics from McGill University, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester. Her publications can be found at www.miriamaltman.com.

15 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Dr. Catherine Tovey (Program Leader for African region - World Bank)

Catherine Tovey is the Sustainable Development Program Leader in the World Bank for South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe and in that capacity she leads the Bank’s sustainable development dialogue and oversees on the World Bank’s pro- gram related to agriculture, water, urban development, climate change, energy and environment. Catherine Tovey joined the World Bank in 2004 and prior to this worked for other bilateral devel- opment agencies. Catherine Tovey holds a PhD from Cambridge University.

Ms. Shaakira Karoila (Chief Economist, City of Tshwane)

Since August 2012, Shaakira Karolia has served as the City of Tshwane’s Chief Economist, where she leads the Economic Intelligence Specialised Unit. Simultaneously, as of August 2016, Shaa- kira is acting as the Executive Head for the Shareholder Operations Unit, which is responsible for the oversight of municipal-owned entities towards the promotion of good governance.

The Economic Intelligence Specialised Unit facilitates evidenced based policy decision mak- ing within the City, which is supported through the development of robust and rigorous internal research. Within Tshwane, Shaakira led the development of the City’s inclusive growth strategy towards the achievement of South Africa’s National Development Plan and also developed and implemented tax increment finance mechanisms. Prior to joining the City of Tshwane, Shaakira was a part of the Strategy team at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, headed by the then-Deputy CEO, during which time one of her major projects included the establishment of the BRICS stock exchange alliance working towards the creation of a BRICS equity index. She subsequently worked as an Economic Analyst within the Office of the CEO at the JSE following which Shaakira lectured Macroeconomics at the University of Pretoria.

Inspired by the unprecedented rise of cities across the globe, Shaakira’s passion lies within the realm of innovative finance mechanisms for infrastructure development. She graduated with her Masters in Econometrics, cum laude, from the University of Pretoria and is currently completing the globally renowned Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Programme. Shaakira voluntarily serves on the Advisory Boards of Indus Earth South Africa and the Agape Youth Movement, which are South African-based NGOs, in addition to serving on the Advisory Committee of the Economies of Regions Learning Network; an initiative by South Africa’s National Treasury Department. Councillor Randall Williams (Member of the Mayoral Committee: Economic Development and Planning, City of Tshwane)

Cllr Randall Williams is a qualified attorney and has previously worked for the Department of Trade and Industry in International Trade and Investment. He was also a Tribunal Member of the Companies Tribunal and is currently the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Economic Devel- opment and Spatial Planning at the City of Tshwane.

Ms. Bronwen Cadle de Ponte (General Manager: CSIR and Chairperson, Tshwane Tourism Association Board)

Bronwen Cadle de Ponte has a long track record of over 25 years in the business tourism indus- try. Serving from behind the scenes at the CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), where she is now General Manager, Mrs Cadle de Ponte has also served on the board of, and as the chairperson of, the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) over the past 4 years. Mrs Cadle de Ponte holds various industry related qualifications and a BComm degree and has received a number of corporate and industry awards in recent years. Not only is Mrs Cadle de Ponte pas- sionate about the tourism industry as a professional but she is also a keen and regular traveller in her private capacity - spending as much of her personal time as possible travelling South Africa and the rest of the world with family and close friends. The TTA is a private sector association representing tourism businesses across all tourism sectors and areas of the city and the CSIR ICC was South Africa’s first international standard convention centre which today still proudly hosts over 800 business events for more than 80 000 delegates each year.

16 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Dirk Elzinga (Managing Director, Conventions Industry Consultants)

Dirk Elzinga was born and raised in the Netherlands. He studied tourism and business admin- istration at the Netherlands Institute for Tourism and Traffic (NHTV) in Breda, and subsequently followed courses in public relations, marketing, general management, financial management and just before his relocation to South Africa in the year 2000 participated in the Advanced Manage- ment Training of international business school Insead in Fontainebleau near Paris.

Dirk Elzinga has served as a board member and chairperson in a number of institutes like the Netherlands Convention Bureau, the Amsterdam Convention Bureau and the International Con- gress and Convention Association (ICCA), the leading trade organisation for the congress in- dustry. Until 2003 Dirk was vice president of ICCA and chairman of their Category Congress Centres. In 2004 he accommodated the annual ICCA congress in Cape Town and served as the chairperson of the local host committee. More recently, from 2010 till 2012, Dirk was regional chairperson and national board member of the Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA) and of the Exhibition Industry of South Africa (EXSA).

In 2012 he was appointed as member of the marketing subcommittee of the board of SA Tourism for the South African National Convention Bureau. Mr. Darryl Erasmus (Chief Quality Assurance Officer, Tourism Grading Council of South Africa)

Hospitality sector specialist, Darryl Erasmus, was appointed in September 2015 as Chief Quality Assurance Officer for South African Tourism.

Darryl, who has Bachelor of Commerce Degree majoring in Marketing and Business Manage- ment, has considerable commercial experience in sales, marketing and communications in the B2B tourism, technology and financial services environment with emphasis on channel and distri- bution management. He is well known to the hospitality sector after spending a number of years in a myriad of operational, sales and marketing roles. These experiences he garnered with well- known brands such as Protea Hotels, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza.

He has also led marketing and corporate communications efforts across Africa for the Travel Commerce Platform, Travelport, before taking up the role of Chief Executive Officer at Questek, a technology provider in the passenger transportation sector.

His role as Chief Quality Assurance Officer for South African Tourism is focused on supporting and empowering the thousands of graded establishments across the country. This he undertakes through partnerships with valued industry stakeholders, whilst constantly searching for innovative ways and global best practices to add value to the graded community, and support the overar- ching South African Tourism strategies. Dr. Nellie Swart (Senior Lecturer: Tourism, UNISA)

Nellie Swart is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism at the University of South Africa, a Certified Meeting Professional and part of the City of Tshwane’s Ambassador Programme. She holds a DCom in Leadership Performance and Change (University of Johannesburg) in which she developed a service quality scorecard to predict business tourist retention on the grounds of variation in business tourist satisfaction. Nellie authored and co-authored accredited journal articles, book chapters and a number of accredited conference proceedings articles. Her community engage- ment project includes the offering of various guest lectures as part of the National Department of Tourism (NDT) capacity building programme. Nellie is an executive committee member of the Tourism Educators South Africa (TESA) and the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) Tshwane branch. She is the Programme Leader for the Executive Development Programme for Women in Tourism (EDP for WiT), commissioned by NDT.

17 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Umar Banda (Acting Chief Financial Officer, City of Tshwane)

Is a solutions-focused professional with a comprehensive background in Financial Management, both as an auditor and an official which has given him an in-depth understanding of the Municipal Financial Management Act (MFMA). He has experience of over 12 years in the various areas of audit, internal control and financial management including expenditure management, budget management, supply chain management, risk management and financial reporting. He holds a B com (Honours) in Accounting Sciences, and is registered with the South African Institute of Charted Accounts (SAICA) as a CA (SA) and a member of IMFO. As a senior manager, he has continuously demonstrated exceptional leadership, professionalism, humility, confidence and level-headedness. Umar is currently the Acting Group CFO for the City of Tshwane since 1 July 2014. Mr. Gerhard Pienaar (Swiss Economic Co-operation and Development, SECO)

Gerhard Pienaar is the Deputy Head of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs’ (SE- CO’s) Economic Cooperation and Development office in Pretoria, South Africa. Trained as an urban and regional planner and having worked in the field of public financial management for over 18 years, his responsibilities at SECO include overseeing and managing the infrastructure development, integrated urban development and public financial management portfolio of de- velopment cooperation between Switzerland and South Africa. Before joining SECO in 2014, Gerhard worked as programme officer at the European Union Delegation to South Africa and as development economist at a South African consultancy firm.

Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina (Executive Manager: Programmes, South African Cities Network)

Dr Geci Karuri-Sebina has been Executive Manager at South African Cities Network since 2011. She previously worked with National Treasury, the CSIR, HSRC, and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Advanced Policy Institute. Geci holds Masters degrees in Urban Planning and Architecture from UCLA, and a PhD from the University of Witwatersrand. Her interests span a range of development foresight, policy, planning and practice topics, particularly relating to urban governance, the built environment and innovation systems. She has two decades’ experi- ence working and publishing in these fields. Her most recent publication is the book Innovation Africa (Emerald Books, 2016).

Geci is a Council Member on the South African Council of Planners, and an Associate Research Fellow of the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) and the National Research Foundation’s South African Research Chair on Innovation and Development. She is also a found- ing director of the Southern African Node of the Millennium Project, co-founder of ForesightFor- Development.org, an Associate Editor for the African Journal for Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (Taylor & Francis), and Africa Regional Editor for Foresight: The journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policy (Emerald). Mr. Arno Lawrenz (Portfolio Manager, Ashburton Investments)

Arno Lawrenz is Head of Portfolio Management for the Fixed Income team. He was co-founder, shareholder and Chief Investment Officer of Atlantic Asset Management. Arno has over 24 years of investment experience and was previously Head of Fixed Interest at both Old Mutual Invest- ment Group (SA) and at Coronation Fund Managers, where he won Morningstar and Raging Bull awards for investment performance. Arno is known for product innovation in the fixed income markets, as well as being amongst the pioneers in the early use of credit in fixed income in South Africa, at a time when the corporate bond market barely existed. More recently, Arno’s role has extended to bridging the funding gap between private sector and the public sector, as well as providing sustainable funding into industrial innovation.

18 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Dr. Nara Monkam (Director: Research, African Tax Administration)

Dr Nara Monkam is the Director of Research at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) since February 1, 2014. She is also a member of the Davis Tax Committee, appointed in July 2013 by the Minister of Finance to reassess the South African tax system. Prior to joining the ATAF, she was the Deputy Director of the African Tax Institute (ATI) and a Senior Lecturer (2009- 2014) in the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria in SA.

Dr Monkam holds a PhD degree in Economics from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta (USA) and both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Econom- ics from the University of Namur in Belgium. Her areas of expertise and research interests center mainly on public economics, domestic resource mobilization, tax policy and tax administration, intergovernmental fiscal relations, and sub-national government finance. Dr. Ngaka Mosiane (Senior Researcher, Gauteng City Region Observatory, GCRO)

Dr Ngaka Mosiane is a Senior Researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand (Gauteng City-Region Observatory). He has for many years taught economic, urban and development geography at the Universities of North-West, Fort-Hare, and Pretoria. His current research work centres around Gauteng’s mining and industrial arc; the peripheries of the Gauteng City-Region, which includes Tshwane’s hinterlands; Governing the Gauteng City-Region; Scale, belonging and Exclusion in Gauteng as well as this Province’s zones of displaced urbanisation. He has contributed research articles and book review essays in academic journals and book chapters.

Mr. Philip van Ryneveld (Director, Hunter Van Ryneveld)

Philip van Ryneveld is currently a consultant in the firm Hunter van Ryneveld (Pty) Ltd. He was technical advisor to the African National Congress (ANC) during South Africa’s constitutional negotiations in the early 1990’s and participated in crafting the framework for South Africa’s sys- tem of decentralization. His key contributions were in the design of the inter-governmental fiscal system and the creation of metropolitan governments. He has been involved in the development of this system in various ways since then.

Between 1997 and 2001 he was Chief Finance Officer of the City of Cape Town. Subsequently he has been involved in a variety of projects for national and city governments, mostly on city government and development. A key theme of this work has been on the consolidation of built environment related functions at city level. Over the last decade he has focused mainly on reforming public transport in South African cities. He has been a key consultant to the City of Cape Town on the design and implementation of its MyCiTi bus rapid transit project and integrated public transport network, and a member of the World Bank’s transport team advising National Treasury’s City Support Program.

He has worked in a variety of different countries, mainly for the World Bank.

He studied at University of Cape Town, at Oxford University, as a Rhodes Scholar, and the Insti- tute of Social Studies in the Netherlands. Councillor Mike Mkhari (City of Tshwane, Member of the Mayoral Committee: Agriculture and Environment)

Cllr. Michael Mkhari currently serves as the City of Tshwane’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Agriculture and Environmental Management Services. He matriculated at Hlanganani High School in 1993 and he later completed a course in business management with the University of South Africa (UNISA). He worked as a sales representative at Unilever in 1993, and later moved up to a Trainee Man- ager position. He joined the Democratic Alliance in 2011, and in 2013, he worked as the Gauteng North Re- gion’s SCO. In 2014, he was elected as a proportional representative for the City of Tshwane. Cllr. Michael Mkhari currently resides in Soshanguve Block R.

19 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Pieter Botes (Consultant, Government Growth Initiative Team – Deloitte, South Africa)

Pieter Botes currently works as a manager at Deloitte in their Government Growth Initiative team. Prior to joining Deloitte, he honed his trade at National Treasury where he was Project Originator and Manager of Innovation at the Jobs Fund. As part of his duties at Treasury, he appraised, qualified and presented 15 projects for consideration, representing more than R1,5 billion rand of job saving investments and creating or saving more than 14,000 job opportunities across sectors such as finance, manufacturing and agriculture.

Pieter is also an avid entrepreneur, and is the founder of I’m not Plastic, a service provider that utilises mechanical composting technology using the patented Acidulo microbes to turn organic waste into compost through aerobic digestion within 24 hours – with zero methane being pro- duced. In short, I’m not Plastic takes food waste and recycles it, through composting, back into the agricultural value chain. This venture gives Pieter a unique vantage point in understanding the innovative and novel opportunities available in perhaps the world’s oldest industry – agriculture.

Mr. Zamikhaya Maseti (Senior Policy Advisor: Public Policy, Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa)

Zamikhaya Maseti holds a Masters Degree in Political Economy and South African politics. Is also a political economy analyst. He worked in the Parliament of RSA, The Presidency, DBSA and is now with the Land Bank as a Researcher.

Mr. Patrick Mphahlele (CEO - Tshwane Fresh Produce Market)

MR Patrick Mphahlele is currently appointed as an Executive Director of Tshwane Fresh Produce Market in 2011. Before he joined Tshwane Fresh Produce Market, he was attached to Johannes- burg Fresh Produce Market as a Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2008 responsible for commer- cial services, Infrastructure and maintenance and directly responsibility for the profitable opera- tion of the three trading halls, colds stores and banana ripening facilities. Patrick Mphahlele was also appointed as a Senior Manager at Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market in 2005 to oversee activities in the sections Consignment control, security, OHSA, and Quality control. .He also re- ceived certificates as auditor for HACCP, Global GAP and ISO 9001, quality and food safety management systems. Patrick is no rookie in the Agricultural sector having started his career as an Extension Officer for the Department of Agriculture a job he did for 13 years. He obtained post graduate degree Hons Agricultural Sciences at University of Pretoria. In 1990 he was awarded a scholarship to do a six weeks course in Israel around the economic analysis and management of agricultural projects. In 2000 when he joined the PPECB (Perishable Products Export Control Board) as an inspector for all fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, canned fruits and vegetables and Pre-trip of refrigerated containers and refrigerated motor transport. These responsibilities were executed as per PPECB Act and Agricultural Product Standard Act. He completed Master’s degree in Agric Science with University of Pretoria, on Alternaria rot of citrus using bacteria as biological control agents. In his first three years at PPECB he was promoted to Service Manager for Gauteng Region, a position that saw him overseeing all the activities in the region and making sure that as a Region Gauteng is profitable.

20 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr Christo van der Rheede (Deputy Executive Director, AgriSA)

Christo van der Rheede is the Deputy Executive Officer of Agri SA, South Africa’s leading or- ganised primary agricultural establishment. His key focus areas entail high level engagements with government regarding a wide range of policy developments and practical interventions. He headed the Agri SA team during Operation Phakisa on Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform in 2016 and was instrumental in the design of the farm worker housing and land ownership program as well as the initiation of the development of a demand led private and pub- lic sector integrated training programme for the agricultural sector. He was also responsible for the roll-out of the private sector driven Agri SA national drought disaster relief strategy in 2016 and assisted approximately 15 000 small scale and commercial farmers as well as 36 000 farm worker family members all over South Africa with various forms of drought aid. Currently he is responsible for the roll out of a multi-sectoral agricultural transformation hub consisting of various stakeholders active in the agricultural space with training, land reform, post settlement support, extension services, AgriBEE advisory services, farm worker equity schemes, etc. With 30 years’ experience as an educator, school principal, as CEO of a community empowerment trust, as CEO of an organised small business empowerment and now as Deputy Executive Officer of Agri SA, Christo van der Rheede places huge emphasis on social cohesion, people development, community empowerment and alignment of government policies and private sector initiatives to bring about opportunities for all South Africans. He completed his BA degree with UWC, attained an Honours and Masters Degree in Public Policy Analysis and Leadership with Stellenbosch Uni- versity and completed a General Management Certificate with the Stellenbosch Business School in Marketing, Finance and Risk Management. Mr. Paul Vorster (Founder, Calico Capital)

Co-Founder of Scibus Investments, an investment holdings company seeking to invest in agricul- ture related investments with specific focus on agro-processing businesses with valuable waste streams. Scibus Investments have commitments from international and local investors over and above the investments from its shareholders. Prior to Scibus Investments, Paul was responsible for deal sourcing and investment management in his position as director and investment com- mittee member at Calico Capital, Batsalani Investments, Inspired Evolution and Protocol Venture Capital, the Dimension Data P.L.C. PE Fund. Paul’s experience with start-ups and early stage as well as late stage private equity deals adds material value to both Scibus Investments and its investee companies and projects. Serving on numerous boards of companies in various stages of their life cycles over the last 23 years, Paul has been involved in various turn-a-round strate- gies, several start-ups and exits. He earned respect for his ability to identify quality investments and for his experience in positioning his investments in their markets. Paul has also served as a non-executive investment committee member and governing board director for two other venture capital funds. Paul gained initial commercial agriculture experience at one of South Africa’s lead- ing export citrus agribusinesses, Outspan. Mr. Roland Hunter (National Treasury Cities Support Programme)

Roland Hunter is a specialist in public finance and management, working especially on the fi- nancing of city government services and city economic development. He has more than a quar- ter-century of professional experience covering all functional areas of sub-national finance and economic development.

He has long experience of sub-national economic development policy and practice, having had overall responsibility for economic development functions at both the Gauteng Provincial Gov- ernment (1995 to 1999) and at the City of Johannesburg (2001 to 2004) and for overseeing the development of the corresponding local economic strategies of both institutions. He has excep- tional experience of developing and implementing public sector strategies and strategic budget frameworks for sub-national units of government. He is currently responsible for the economic development component at the Cities Support Programme of the National Treasury.

He has detailed knowledge of city finance in South Africa, having worked directly or indirectly with many metro and non-metropolitan municipalities. He has also developed detailed knowl- edge of city finance in many countries in Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi, Botswana, and Swaziland.

He is accomplished at capacity building and executive programmes (especially on financial management, government administration and economic development) for senior management and also political office bearers. This has included a long-term relationship with the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Governance (previously the Graduate School of Public and De- velopment Management), having been a Visiting Adjunct Professor there and having delivering many customised executive programmes and post-graduate academic courses on economics

21 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. and public finance, service delivery operations and local economic development.His tertiary qualifications (MA (Econ) UNISA 1990 cum laude; Hons BA (Econ) UNISA 1988; HDip PDA Wits 1981; and B.Econ.Sc Wits 1980) were in the fields of economics, economic history and computer science. Cllr. Cilliers Brink (MMC: Corporate and Shared Services, City of Tshwane)

Cllr Cilliers Brink has been a Councillor in the Tshwane since 2011. He holds an LLB from the University of Pretoria, and is a policy fellow of the SA Institute of Race Relations. He also serves on the University Council of his alma mater. After completing his articles of clerkship, he started his own business in the paint retail and contracting industry. In the Tshwane Metro Council he has served on Committees dealing with Municipal Public Accounts as well as Economic Develop- ment and City Planning. After the 2016 Local Government Election he was appointed as Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Corporate and Shared Services.

Ms. Ndileka Mandela (Founder and Chair, Thewmbekile Mandela Foundation)

Ndileka Mandela has an academic profile that began with a Diploma in general nursing, followed by a Diploma in Midwifery all done in the Eastern Cape formerly known as Transkei. She then worked in ICU; St Aidan’s. Hospital for 6 years. While at St. Aidans she trained and qualified as a renal ICU nurse at King Edward VII. She then left nursing to work as a pharmaceutical represen- tative with Sandoz and Scherag. After leaving the pharmaceutical industry; she worked as a Phlebotomist in a pathology labora- tory. Upon leaving the path laboratory she worked as a community nurse at Prime Cure Clinic, which was a group private primary health care facilities. While working at Prime Cure she was promoted to the marketing division of Prime Cure in Centurion Pretoria. She has also worked in the medical aid industry for 2 years, working for Sizwe Medical Aid as a business development manager In the medical field she has gone full circle from different health related industries, thus giving her more than 15 years’ experience in the medical field. In 2007 she worked as a project co – coordinator for an RDP housing project until its completion in 2010. In 2011, after the her Grandfather was discharged from hospital, she dedicated herself to spend- ing time next to him, owing to her experience as in the medical filed and thus became the inter- phase between the medical team and the family. In July 2012 after her grandfather’s birthday July 18, she visited Clarkebury High School, where her grandfather schooled. Upon finding that the school was in a state of disrepair, she adopted the school as her project. The seed for Them- bekile Mandela Foundation was born. Unfortunately due to the illness of her grandfather late 2012, the registration of the foundation was delayed till February 2014.

She now works full time at the foundation to raise funds and run programs espoused by the foun- dation of which the two main pillars are Health and Education. Mr. Moeletsi Mbeki (Deputy Chair - South African Institue of International Affairs, SAIIA)

Moeletsi Mbeki is a political analyst, author and an entrepreneur. He is a director of several com- panies, is Chairman of KMM Investments (Pty) Limited, KMM Review Publishing (Pty) Limited, MGM Capital Investments (Pty) Limited and Executive Chairman of EndemolShine Africa. Moeletsi is the author of Architects of Poverty: Why African Capitalism Needs Changing. He edited Advocates for Change: How to Overcome Africa’s Challenges. Both books have been translated into Chinese. He has recently co-authored A Manifesto for Social Change: How to Save South Africa, with his niece Dr Nobantu Mbeki.

He is Deputy Chairman of the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA); an indepen- dent think tank based at the University of the Witwatersrand and is a member of the council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) which is based in London. After returning to South Africa from exile in 1990, he was appointed Head of Communications for the Congress of South Africa Trade Unions, (Cosatu) and Media Consultant to the African National Congress. During most of the 1980s he was a Senior Journalist for the Zimbabwe Newspapers in Harare. As a result of the outstanding work that he did for the Zimbabwe Newspapers Features Department, he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship by Harvard University for the 1988 – 1989 academic years. Mbeki began his journalism career in London in 1979 as a contributor to Africa, New African, Af- rica Now magazines and to the BBC Africa Service. He studied Building, Building Management and Sociology in England, obtaining an M.A. degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick in 1982. He worked in the construction industry in the United Kingdom and in Tanzania during the 1970s. 22 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Renai Moothilal (Executive Director, NAACAM)

Renai Moothilal is the Executive Director of the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM). NAACAM is the authoritative voice of the SA automotive components industry, representing the interests of more than 150 members across the country, with a significant number of these being large, multinational companies.A development econo- mist by profession, Moothilal took over the leadership role at NAACAM after spending a decade at the Department of Trade and Industry in South Africa, mostly as a senior official in the Automo- tives unit. During this time he was instrumental in managing various policy and programme re- lated issues including the transition from MIDP to APDP, institutionalising the Automotive Supply Chain Competitiveness Initiative (ASCCI), as well as laying the groundwork for the development of an Automotive Masterplan from 2020 to 2035. Outside of core policy issues he has been part of several incentive adjudication committees as well having served as an advisor to automotive companies on issues related to investment and production in SA. Moothilal’s earlier years at the dti were in its Investment Promotion unit whilst he has also previously worked at the National Treasury as well as FNB Corporate and Liberty Group. He is the holder of a B.Comm (Hons) and M. Dev Studies, cum laude. Dr. Luci Abrahams (Director, Link Centre)

Luci Abrahams (PhD) is Director of the LINK Centre, Wits University, building research on emerg- ing digital economies in Africa. Research studies include health e-services improvement; the history of the Internet in South Africa; and the electronic communications environment in the SADC region. Previous strategy design projects include universal access and service policy for Namibia; ICT, employment, growth and economic development strategy for the Gauteng Provin- cial Government (GPG); e-government monitoring and evaluation framework (GPG); provincial innovation strategy (GPG); broadband strategy statement (City of Joburg); and knowledge econ- omy input papers for the Free State and KwaZulu Natal. In addition to her university-based work, Luci served a 10-year term as Council Member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI); and a 10-year term as Board Member at the DBSA. Luci was Advisor to the Premier of Gauteng on matters pertaining to the evolution of Gauteng as a globally competitive city-region (2006-2008). Dr. Anthon Botha (Managing Director, Technoscene)

Anthon Botha is a physicist, strategist, futurist, sentimentalist and optimist. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Stellenbosch and is Managing Director of TechnoScene (Pty) Ltd. TechnoScene operates in the knowledge industry to provide business consulting in the manage- ment of knowledge, technology and innovation and facilitates debates and events in the field of science, engineering and technology at an international level. Anthon spends a lot of time imagin- ing the future, creating visions for his clients of what is likely to be, based on his understanding of the impact of events, technology trends and the way people and markets will behave. He has de- veloped a Future Thinking thought model that yields an understanding of how we will live, work, play and transact in future. He is also a part-time academic at the Graduate School of Technology Management at the University of Pretoria guiding young people into the world of Future Thinking, new ventures and entrepreneurship. Anthon has published numerous research papers, contract reports, white papers and opinions on new technology and future worlds of business and living and is the author of a book, “Knowledge – living and working with it”

Prof. Khumbulani Mpofu (Industrial Engineering Professor, TUT)

Prof Khumbulani Mpofu is an Industrial Engineering Professor, he is a Research Chair holder, a Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Tshwane University of Technology and Consultant in Advanced Manufacturing, Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics in Man- ufacturing and Mechatronics. Professor Mpofu holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, a Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems and Operations Man- agement and a Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has been the receipt of several research academic excellence awards which include being a finalist in the NSTF awards and being one of the two finalists in Industrial Engineering researcher of the year with the Southern African Institute of Industrial Engineering (SAIIE). He has been a receiver of several research grants in excess of R30 million in the past five years. He has published over 50 publications in journals, conferences, book chapters and has presented an excess of 25 presentations locally and abroad on his research. Prof Mpofu has also chaired several conferences, he also has chair several funding panels locally and is a reviewer of various journals in his field. He has also regis- tered three patents locally and internationally which he believes will contribute to localisation of production technology and these are at different stages of commercialisation. He has supervised over 15 postgraduate students inclusive of masters and doctoral candidates. He is happily mar- ried to Buhle with whom they have a son and a daughter. 23 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Dr. Paul Potgieter (Executive Chairman, Aerosud)

Paul Potgieter Senior was born in Florida on the West Rand in 1948. After Matriculating at the Florida High School in 1965, he completed a BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering, followed later by an MSc and finally in 1984 a DSc Eng, all from the University of Pretoria. He joined what was to become the National Institute for Aeronautics and System Technology of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), where he became the Project Manager for the XH-1 helicopter, a tandem seat technology demonstrator derived from the Alouette III helicopter. In 1984 he accepted a position as Program Manager for the development of the Rooivalk Attack Helicopter at the Atlas Aircraft Corporation in Kempton Park (later to become a part of Denel). Rooivalk first flew at the end of 1989. In 1990 he formed aeronautical engineering company Aerosud, the key intention of which was to facilitate the private industry salvage of aeronautical engineering derived from the huge indigenous technology investments made in SA during the Embargo years. A first Aerosud project involved the re-engining of the Mirage F1 fighter with the Russian Klimov RD33 engine used in the Mig 29 fighter, which successfully flew ca. 1992 but was overtaken by a decision to buy new SAAB Gripen fighters. However, this project brought Aero- sud huge International recognition and Aerosud went on to develop numerous civil and military aircraft upgrades. Following a decision to diversify into commercial aviation during the late 90’s, Aerosud grew to where it today is a single source supplier of almost 1.5Million parts and assem- blies per annum, mainly for the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 and A350, with Aerosud also being a design and manufacture partner for the Airbus A400M aircraft. Always having had a passion for fast-tracking of a New Generation of young engineers and technicians, he from 2006 onwards supported his son Paul Junior in forming the Aerosud Innovation and Training Centre, aimed at developing innovative manufacturing technologies and new indigenous products. From this was born the new AHRLAC Advanced Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Peace Keeping aircraft, and following the formation of independent company AHRLAC (Pty) Ltd, a first flight was con- ducted from the Wonderboom Airport in July 2014. It has now in partnership with the Paramount Group plus support other major International companies including Boeing and Pratt and Whitney Canada, and with finance from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), progressed to the imminent completion of a major new production facility at the Wonderboom Airport.

Mr. Lance Schultz (CEO, Centurion Aerospace Village)

Mr. Schultz specialises in logistics development, strategies, business case development and operational management. Furthermore, he has strong Project Management skills and leadership experience. He is currently employed at the Centurion Aviation Village as its CEO. Formerly Mr Schultz was the MD for the Automotive Industry Development Centre.

Mr. Schultz holds a B. Tech Degree (Operations Man.) from the NMMU and a B.Sc Honours (Industrial Eng.) from Pretoria University. He also holds a MBA from the NMMU. The title of his Master’s thesis was based on Supply Chain Excellence. It is titled, “The impact of supply chains in automotive clusters”. Mr Schultz also holds a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Mr Schultz has also received a merit award at the NMMU for outstanding academic achievement in 2006 and is a member of Golden Keys. Mr Schultz also is a registered professional engineer with ECSA as well as being a qualified Total Productive Maintenance Facilitator. In addition he has done sev- eral Lean Manufacturing and Project Management courses. Mr Shultz has also lectured part-time at NMMU’s Industrial Engineering faculty for a number of years.Mr Schultz has managed major supplier development projects in the Automotive Industry. Mr Schultz has also completed some highly successful optimization projects in companies like Mercedes- Benz commercial vehicles as well as the establishment of the successful NMB Logistics Park.

Mr Schultz has worked in consulting and at a large Original Equipment Manufacturer for ten years, responsible for Industrial Engineering of Mechanical and Final Finish Manufacturing fa- cilities. Mr Schultz has undertaken numerous planning visits to Germany to oversee new model introduction and facilities planning. Mr Schultz has also been responsible for undertaking lean manufacturing projects within this environment. Formerly, Mr Schultz consulted in the automotive industry with a combined 23 years’ experience and brings a wealth of specialised knowledge. Mr Schultz has developed Balanced Scorecards and a number of Lean Manufacturing tools and has added to Supply Chain knowledge through a number of projects at suppliers. Mr Schultz has also developed a supply chain audit tool which assesses the maturity state of suppliers. In total, Mr Schultz has presented papers at 13 conferences world-wide thereby contributing widely in the automotive space.

Currently Mr Schultz holds member status at the SA Institute of Industrial Engineers, SAPICS and the Supply Chain Council.

24 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Dr. Michael Sutcliffe (Parnter, City Insight)

Dr. Michael Sutcliffe is, together with Ms. Sue Bannister, a founding partner of City Insight (Pty) Ltd. He earned an M. Sc. degree from the University of Natal and a PhD degree from Ohio State University. Until his contract ended on 31 December 2011 he was, for over 9 years, the City Manager of eThekwini metropolitan municipality (www.durban.gov.za), a city of some 4 million people, where he headed the administration of some 25000 employees with a budget of over R26 billion (US$3.5 billion) per annum. He was previously appointed by President Mandela to chair the Municipal Demarcation Board (www.demarcation.org.za), which redrew the boundaries for municipalities. And his other positions have been as a Member of Provincial Legislature (Kwa- Zulu-Natal) (1994-1999), Director Public Affairs: University of Durban Westville (1991-1994) and Associate Professor: Town and Regional Planning: University of Natal (1982-1991). Dr. Sutcliffe was integrally involved in the transition process from an undemocratic, racist South Africa to a free and democratic state. He was involved in developing the ANC’s policy positions, the Local Government White Paper process and the development of the local government legis- lation. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Sutcliffe has acted as a consultant to a wide range of local and international organizations and continues to serve as a board member of a number of develop- mental organizations. During this period he has written over 500 articles and reports on a wide range of issues, from demarcation and delimitation issues to urbanization, economic analysis and analyzing political trends. He continues to research local government in South Africa. He has received a number of awards, most recently receiving a prestigious professional award from the Association of American Geographers.

Dr. Sutcliffe has been invited to present papers at conferences in the following countries: Can- ada, Mexico, UK, Sweden, Turkey, France, Norway, Australia, USA, Tanzania, Lesotho, Zim- babwe, Namibia, Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique, India, Bahrain, Kenya, Brazil, Zambia, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Germany and Spain. In addition, he has attended and presented papers at over 200 conferences in southern Africa and South Africa. Dr. Sutcliffe was Co-Chair of the UCLG’s Commission on Urban Strategic Planning and an international Board member of the Global Cities Indicator Forum. He was appointed in 2015 by the Minister of Higher Education to serve as the Chairperson of the Local Government Skills and Education Authority of South Africa.

Dr. Niessan Alessandro (Project Manager, South African Institute of International Affairs)

Dr Neissan Alessandro Besharati is a project manager at the South African Institute of Internation- al Affairs (SAIIA) and a research associate at several prominent international development think- tanks. He is a honorary research fellow and a part-time lecturer at the Wits School of Governance, as well as a senior M&E technical specialist for the African Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR-AA). He provides regular policy advice and consulting services to various government departments, bilateral donors, international institutions and corporate social inves- tors. He has worked for over 15 years in the international development industry on five continents serving on senior management and advisory positions with governments, NGOs and various UN agencies. He currently serves on various UN and OECD expert groups, and has served as an aid effectiveness advisor for South Africa’s engagement in global development debates.

Dr Besharati holds a Masters in International Social Development from the University of New South Wales (Australia) and a PhD in Public Policy and Development Management from the Uni- versity of Witwatersrand (South Africa).

Dr. F.M. Lucky Mathebula (Founder, Th!nc Foundation)

Dr FM Lucky Mathebula: A Harvard Business School Alumni holding a Doctor of Administration degree from Pretoria University. He specialised in Intergovernmental Relations (IGR). He has been a strategic adviser to the third Speaker of Parliament , Former Deputy Minister of Economic Development, and a speech writer for selected ministers and premiers; He was a contract spe- cial adviser to the Minister of Public Service and Administration. He consults for Madyatshamile Holdings. He is a resource person to policy think tanks and policy forums. He is an analyst, group think facilitator and business strategist.

He is a Adjunk Professor of Public Administration at the Uganda Technology and Management Institute (UTAMU) , a fellow of the Centre for African Studies at the Free State University, a re- search associate with Tshwane University of Technology and a Policy Editor of the SA Journal of Public Administration. He serves as a Trustee of the FW De Klerk Foundation. He is a former council member of the South African National Heritage Council, Former Chairperson of the Dit- song Museums of South Africa as well as a member of the National Teacher Professionalization Task Team. He served as a board member of Department of Trade and Industry Centre of Excel- lence in Advanced Manufacturing

25 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. His career appointments include, advance security transitional team for the Pretoria District, high school teacher, university lecturer, director corporate planning at correctional services, CEO SA Foundation for Public Management, RSA APRM Focal Point advisor, Stakeholder Relations Executive EDI Holdings, etc.

He is a policy analyst and a visionary team leader that facilitates and/or finds creative but prac- tical solutions. His comprehensive set of competencies, combined with his exposure, experi- ence and results orientation, enables him to coach and enjoy improved person and business performance. He has a track record of new initiatives successfully implemented with valuable impact to organisations and their stakeholders. His ability to position people and organisations at strategic level and to align and/or integrate activities from strategic level through to ground level implementation and then monitoring the impact of the change makes him a valuable asset to any organisation.

He is the founder of The th!nc Foundation a not-for-profit Public Policy Research, Analysis and Engagement Organization based in Tshwane, Republic of South Africa. thinc is a solution seek- ing th!nc tank that strives to transcend the artificial intellectual barriers. Its evidence-based and transdisciplinary approach utilises actual data and the political economy perspective to unravel and understand socio-economic change dynamics and their effect on humanity. Mr. Ralph Mathekga (Faculty Head: Political Economy, MISTRA)

Ralph Mathekga started his studies in political science, law and economic history in 1998 at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he completed his BA degree. In 2000, he subsequently completed a Honours degree in Political Science as well as a Masters in Political Science, at the same university.

Ralph worked as a Political Researcher with Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) where he focused on political, social and economic research. He was part of the team that drafted South Africa‘s Self Assessment Report as part of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Ralph also worked as a Lecturer at the University of Western Cape, teaching courses in politics and also development. He has worked at the National Treasury (Ministry of Finance) in the Budget Office as a Senior Policy Analyst. Ralph continues to contribute opinion article to different newspapers, interviews on TV and Radio station on current affairs in South Africa and abroad.

Ralph initially joined MISTRA as a Head of the faculty of Political Economy. He has since been promoted to Director of Research.

Mr. William Mzimba (CEO, Accenture South Africa)

William Mzimba is the Chief Executive of Accenture South Africa and Chairman of Accenture Sub-Saharan Africa. He also leads the Financial Services practice in South Africa. Mzimba joined Accenture in 2000 and was appointed Chief Executive in September 2006, bring- ing with him invaluable experience in various industries including government, utilities, manufac- turing, information technology and telecommunications.

His strengths lie in strategic thinking, corporate governance, high-growth implementation busi- ness models and leveraging technology as an enabler. His strategic understanding of the market coupled with his entrepreneurial approach to business, has delivered measurable operational improvements and financial performance growth for Accenture.

Mzimba’s broad understanding of the Africa business landscape has enabled him to lead Accen- ture’s business in the continent and driving the company’s market entry strategy. He is recognised as one of the continent’s preeminent business and thought leader. He has provided commentary on Africa’s market opportunities in global media platforms including CNN and CNBC Africa. He currently serves on the global Accenture Corporate Citizenship Council, and is Non-Executive Director of Foodforward South Africa. He also sits on the Business Unity South Africa Board of Trustees.

Mzimba holds an MBA, BA (Honours) in Business Studies, Management Advancement Pro- gramme (MAP), and a Diploma in Datametrics.

He has a passion for education and what it can do as an enabler for development, specifically in the South African context. He also enjoys a round of golf when his busy schedule allows, watch- ing F1 and Football.

26 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Prof. Ivan Turok (Executive Director: Economic Performance and Development Unit, HSRC)

Professor Ivan Turok is Executive Director at the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa and responsible for the Economic Performance and Development programme. He is Ed- itor-in-Chief of the international journal ‘Regional Studies’ and Honorary Professor at the Univer- sity of Glasgow. He is also Chairman of the new City Planning Commission for Durban. Ivan is an urban and regional economist/planner with over 30 years’ experience of research, teaching and policy advice. He is a regular adviser to the United Nations, OECD, African Development Bank, UNECA and several national governments. He is a member of the Expert Panel set up by the South African Government to prepare an Integrated Urban Development Framework for the country. He is the author of over 150 academic publications, journal articles, book chapters and books, many of which are highly cited internationally. His research covers various aspects of city and regional development, labour markets, urban resilience, green economy, urbanisation, urban transformation, affordable housing and national urban policies. Dr. Elmar de Wet (Executive Manager: Enterprises, University of Pretoria)

Elmar has worked in various sectors in South Africa as programmer, business analyst, manage- ment accountant, IT manager, Information manager, Transformation manager, Head of Strategy and Planning, management consultant, Business Development executive and currently has the Executive responsibility for delivering consulting services and commercial research.

He is a recognised expert in the areas of business development, business integration and align- ment, innovation, organisational performance management, information management, strategy development and project management.

He is an ardent student of business systems and systemic context and had the privilege to observe these phenomena in countries such as the UK, Israel, Switzerland and Australia. He is currently exploring business opportunities with Finnish and Norwegian entities around innovation and knowledge-based economies.

Elmar has 27 years’ management experience, including 15 years at executive level. He holds a B.Comm and MBA from the University of Stellenbosch and a DBA from the University of Bath in the UK. Mr. Gawie Bestbier (Executive: Aviation Infrastructure, South African Civil Aviation Authority)

Executive: Aviation Infrastructure at the South African Civil Aviation Authority, responsible for Airports, Airspace, Aviation Environmental Protection, CNS, Procedure Design and Cartography and AIS.

Gawie holds a degree in Electronic Engineering Degree, obtained from the University of Stellen- bosch in 1988.

Have been with the SA Department of Transport since 1989 with experience as Avionics Instruc- tor in the SA Air Force. Was responsible engineer for Radar and Display systems in the Depart- ment of Transport and became the Chief Engineer responsible for Ground Navaids. Worked with a small team to set up the SA CAA since 1996 and joined the SACAA at inception in 1998 as Project Manager responsible for airport safety oversight and progressed to current position as Executive responsible for Aviation Infrastructure since 2007. Under his leadership all policies, procedures and regulations was developed to enable the CAA to function as a regulator of air- ports and all commercial airports was licensed in accordance with Annex 14 requirements. He has obtained a wealth of additional experience by also acting in various diverse positions in the SACAA including as the Commissioner for Civil Aviation, the Executive responsible for Air Safety Operations as well as Accident Investigations. Mr. Paul Potgieter Jnr (Program Manager: Aircraft Development – AHRLAC)

Mr. Potgieter is a Glider and Private Pilot License Holder. He completed a B-Ing at the University of Pretoria (Specialised in Aeronautical Engineering). In 2004 he joined Aerosud as engineer, working on the development of a new jet engine at Aerosud. He started the Aerosud Innovation and Training Centre in 2006 with various aerospace development programs.

He founded the AHRLAC program in 2008 to develop the aircraft and team to first flight and be- yond and serves as program manager of the AHRLAC aircraft program. He flies the chase planes for the AHRLAC test program and also occasionally serves as Flight Test Engineer in AHRLAC during flight testing. Mr. Potgieter received the Top 35 under 35 Award – Young People in In- ternational Affairs. The AHRLAC program was nominated for the 2015 International Aerospace Innovation Award of the Year in Washington DC. 27 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Jack van der Merwe (CEO, Gautrain Management Agency)

Mr Jack van der Merwe, a Civil Engineer, obtained the degrees B.Sc. (Eng.) Civil and B.Sc. (Eng.) (Hons.) Civil, from the University of Pretoria. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Busi- ness School’s SED programme. He has been providing a service to the public transport sector for more than 41 years of which some of the highlights were his appointment, in 1994, as the team leader of the Strategic Management Team (SMT) tasked with developing, structuring and establishing the new Department of Public Transport and Roads in Gauteng. A Department he headed from 1995 until 2004.

During this period he was also appointed as project leader for the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link proj- ect. This started in July 1997 when he accompanied the then Premier of Gauteng, Mr Sexwale, to Bavaria to discuss the development of a Rail Link between Tshwane, Johannesburg and the OR Tambo International Airport. Working with endurance and tolerance on the project for the last fifteen years, with different tiers of Government, he provided solutions to many challenges and ensured that Gautrain became a project of national significance and a pride of the nation. Remarkable contributions have also been made to the socio-economy advancement and spatial development of Gauteng resulting from Gautrain leadership under Mr van der Merwe. Although the Gautrain Project was initiated long before the FIFA 2010 World Cup was awarded to South Africa, it soon became evident that it would be to the advantage of the country as a whole if the rail service between the OR Tambo International Airport and Sandton could be completed in time for the soccer. This was achieved on the 8th July 2010, three days before the kick-off. He represented his Department on various national forums and professional bodies- such as the Ministerial Conference of Ministers of Transport and the Committee of Transport Officials. He was the Chairperson of the Gauteng Urban Transport Board. He was a member of the Civil Engineer Advisory Council (CEAC) and a board member of the then South African Rail Commuter Corpora- tion (SARCC). He was until recently a board member of the former South African Roads Board. In 1998 the Transportation Engineering Division of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering awarded him the Chairman’s Award for Meritorious Service to the Transportation Profession. He is a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineers.

In 2010 Mr van der Merwe was awarded the University of Pretoria’s Laureate Award for excep- tional achievements and promoting the interests of the University of Pretoria by the Tuks Alumni Board. In 2011 he was appointed by the MEC for Roads & Transport to head up a special team of experts tasked with developing an 25 year Integrated transport Master Plan for the Province of Gauteng (ITMP25). In 2011 he was elected UATP President for Africa (an African association of urban & regional passenger transport operators, authorities & suppliers) and Vise-President of UITP (the World wide association of urban & regional passenger transport operators, authorities & suppliers). He also serves as a member on the UITP Policy Board. In 2012 the Premier appoint- ed him as the project leader for the Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis project, which is part of Strategic Infrastructure Project 2 (SIP2) of the National Dr. Hein Wiese (Director: Economic Development, IDIS)

Dr. Hein Wiese has been responsible, as Director of Economic Development at International Diverse Innovation Solutions (Pty) Ltd (IDIS), for sourcing funding for especially local authorities and State Owned Enterprises for the last two years.

Prior to that, Dr. Wiese worked non-stop to assist various Government programmes in increasing South Africa’s e-literacy levels through skills programmes and educational implementation ac- tivities. His eleven years of service at the Local Authorities between 2001 and 2012, as Deputy City Manager in the City of Tshwane and Emfuleni Local Municipality, gave him a unique under- standing and knowledge of Government policies, legislation and practices. These include: Edu- cation, training and skills development; Curriculum best practice models; Financial management expertise; Project management skills on multi-lateral projects of a large scale; Thorough knowl- edge of local government functions, systems and relevant core legislation; Knowledge of Local Government Public participation processes including community development issues (Municipal Financial Management Act and Professional Financial Management Act) and National, Provincial and Local Government initiatives impacting on economic development and job creation.

28 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Victor Xaba (Deputy CEO and Executive Manager: Business Development – Denel Aviation)

Victor Xaba stands at the forefront of the fastest moving technology trends of advanced manufac- turing in the aerospace industry. He’s spent the past 16 years seeking an industry-wide shift and has helped position Denel Aerostructures (DAe) as a leader in the African aerospace industry. A calculated risk-taker with deep business development and marketing knowledge, Victor has led DAe in breaking new grounds, and business opportunities which intensify key focus area of diversifying its customer and product portfolio into the commercial markets. Throughout his 16-year tenure with DAe, Victor has built a strong skills set comprising strategic management, continuous improvement strategies, operational excellence programmes, business development strategies, aerospace market intelligence and incubating new business models. Victor rose through the ranks working in technical positions such as Chemical Process Engineer, Section Manager for Materials Technology and Laboratories. He branched into the role of Contin- uous Improvement (STEP) Manager until he began his executive management role as Business Development Executive Manager for Denel Aerostructures, in June 2013. Embracing the core values of integrity, innovation, and performance, Victor represents the creed of youth leadership that is developing within the broad Denel group. As a result of his tenacity and consistency in performance excellence, Victor was appointed Deputy CEO of Denel Aero- structures in 2014, a portfolio that he still hold to date together with the Business Development Executive Management role at both Denel Aerostructures and Denel Aviation. Victor holds a bachelor’s degree in Quality, and a National Diploma is Chemical engineering.

Family life: Victor is married to Tebogo, and they are blessed with two sons, Kamano (12) and Kgolo (5). Mr. AUGUSTINE MAKGOROMETJE MAKGATA (Acting Group Head: Economic Development and Planning – City of Tshwane)

Makgata Augustine, City Planner by profession, obtained his qualifications from the University of the Witwatersrand. He started his career as a town planner for the then Western Gauteng Ser- vices Council (West Rand) and City Council of Pretoria. He joined Merafong City Municipality in 2003 as a Senior Executive: Economic Development and Planning responsible for Development Planning, Economic Development and Housing Development. He also served as an Acting Mu- nicipal Manager from the same Municipality from June 2003 to June 2004. He joined the City of Johannesburg responsible Infrastructure Planning, Capital Investment Planning for the City as part of Capital Budgeting process for IDP/Budget and Spatial Development Framework process. He later joined Mogale City Local Municipality as the Executive Manager for Economic Services. His responsibilities were Development Planning, Housing and Economic Development. Amongst others, he spearheaded the development of Spatial Planning with specific reference to nodal Development Programmes.

Mr Makgata rejoined the City of Tshwane in 2009 as the Executive Director: City Planning and Development, and as the Strategic Executive Director: City Planning and Development. Mr Mak- gata is currently serving as the Acting Governance Support Officer for the City in terms of the new Macro Organisational Structure

Mr. Johann Lubbe (Development Bank of Souther Africa, DBSA)

Johann is a Deal Origination Specialist in the DBSA’s Project Preparation Unit. He is responsible for the identification, preparation and structuring of infrastructure projects with the aim of creating bankable projects for the DBSA and other funders. His responsibilities include the identification, conceptualisation and development of new mechanisms and models to enable and enhance the delivery of infrastructure. Besides his passion for project preparation and creating bankable projects, he has a special interest and experience in the water sector.

Johann is a Professional Engineer and has been involved in various project bankability studies and master planning of large scale infrastructure projects. Johann has a thorough understanding of the project finance, PPP and municipal environment and has gained valuable experience in the financial and legal aspects related to the structuring, financing, preparation and bankability of infrastructure projects. Johann holds a Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Pretoria, a BCom(Law) Degree from Unisa and a Masters Degree in Development Finance Cum Laude from the University of Stellenbosch Business School. His research project for his Masters Degree was titled: “Project finance as a driver of economic growth in Africa”.

29 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Ms. Sue Bannister (Commissioner, National Planning Commission and Partner, City Insight)

Sue has an undergraduate BSc degree in Town and Regional Planning from the University of the Witwatersrand, an MPhil in Land Economy from Cambridge University and an MBA from the IE Business School in Madrid. Sue currently works as a partner in a consultancy, City Insight Pty Ltd, established to provide analysis, insight, information and advice on built environment and local governance in the developing world. City Insight undertakes work for National, Provincial and Local Government in South Africa, in a range of areas, including data analysis, spatial and strate- gic planning, management advice, skills development, compliance monitoring and reviewing the delivery of services. Work is also being undertaken with international agencies in areas such as peer evaluation, basic service delivery and international cooperation. Sue is also a Commission- er on South Africa’s National Planning Commission. Prior to the establishment of City Insight, Sue headed the Strategic Projects Unit of the eThekwini Municipality – a unit established to manage projects of strategic importance to the City. She has also worked as a rural development field- worker and a researcher in low income housing. Mr. Anton Boshoff (CEO, Bigen Africa)

Since joining Bigen Africa in 1991, Anton Boshoff has, with his passion for new business develop- ment and extensive expertise in all aspects of project finance, risk mitigation and project life cy- cle management, added to the triple bottom line of the Group in his capacity as Chief Operating Officer, technical director, business unit manager and project manager of large-scale projects.

Initially, he was responsible for successfully consolidating the fragmented engineering disci- plines within Bigen Africa, has led the Group’s former Engineering Services business and has established the Infrastructure Development division, all resulting in major contributions to Group profitability.

In his current role as CEO, he is responsible for the overall strategic planning, investment man- agement, risk management, new business development, stakeholder management, project life cycle management and integration and project operations support and review.

Anton is well travelled and his global perspective enables him to keep positioning business for its strategic Partnership programme.

Dr. Fanie Botha (Associate – Umvoto)

Dr Fanie Botha is a water resources specialist, with a Ph.D. in groundwater and M.Sc. in Engineering Geology (Cum Laude), with 18 year’s experience in the government (9) and private sector (9). He was involved in a number of water resource assessment and planning studies and for the last couple of years his focus centred on mine water management and efficient mine management. He works both at strategic and implementation level, primarily seeking ways on how to implement high level policies within a natural environment and measuring the effectiveness thereof; ultimately limiting the mining sector’s footprint on both raw water use and water quality degradation.

Dr Botha left Department of Water Affairs and worked as a contractor for a while, and later as a permanent employee for Xstrata now Glencore. After a year at the mine he started working as a contractor for Eland Platinum Mine and also assisted Mototolo JV with on-site water resource management. He assisted a number of companies with integrated mine water resource optimization and include but not limited to Xstrata, Kameni, Nkwe, Tharisa Minerals, Lonmin, Keaton Energy, Impala Platinum, Great Basin Gold, Coal of Africa etc. Dr Botha assisted a number of companies to obtain their water use licenses and is used by the clients as specialists to review and assist with water use license challenges.

Dr. Botha excelled in the mining sector and held the position as Director Operations, COO and CEO for listed companies. He has the ability to interact and intervene at high level when and if required, but do not see himself within a long-term corporate role. He is therefore ideal to address seemingly insurmountable complex problems, implement solutions and move to the next challenge. Post project implementation he can continue to advise the client at strategic level.

30 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Prof. Roula Inglesi-Lotz (Associate Professor, University of Pretoria)

Professor Inglesi-Lotz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria and a Y1 NRF Rated aca- demic.

She currently is responsible for the Research methodology course at Honours level, teaching the students how to conduct proper research. She has also developed the curriculum and currently teaches the first course on Energy and Environmental Economics in the Department of Econom- ics, University of Pretoria with high focus on the interlinkages between energy, the environment and the macroeconomy. She completed her undergraduate studies in 2006 at the University of Macedonia, Greece and continued with her postgraduate studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2008. She received a Postgraduate Fellowship from the Department of Economics towards her PhD and a three-year bursary from the South African National Energy Development Institute of the De- partment of Energy. Her doctoral thesis was titled A sectoral benchmark-and-trade system to improve electricity efficiency in South Africa. She is a main member of the team of experts that prepares the National Energy Efficiency Strat- egy of South Africa, Post2015. She is currently an affiliate of Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), a member of the Econometric Society and the Association for The Advancement of Afri- can Women Economists (AAAWE). In 2011 she received both the Economic Research South Afri- ca Certificate for Meritorious Performance in Economics and the Economics Head of Department Prize for achievement in economic research at doctoral level. The Department of Economics acknowledged her as Junior Researcher of the Year in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Appreciating her research output, the University of Pretoria also awarded her the Exceptional Young Researcher prestigious award in 2014 as well as the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty awarded her with the Junior Researcher award for her effort in 2014.

Her research continues to focus on energy and environmental issues seeking answers to press- ing issues associated with traditional ways of consuming and generating energy as well as in- vestigating new and alternative solutions for higher efficiency in the consumption of energy and renewable fuels for generating energy. Prof Inglesi-Lotz has published more than 40 papers in international and local peer-reviewed within less than 9 years. Dr. Herman Joubert (Founder, TechIQ)

Dr Herman Joubert is a Transportation Engineer with 40 years’ experience in research, design and planning of transport infrastructure and public transport, including 17 years at the University of Pretoria.

Major projects include the Pretoria East Mobility Study, Gautrain, Menlyn / Menlyn Maine, the new Rainbow Junction node, as well as the Tambo Springs Freight Logistics Hub and Inland Port. He has a keen interest in local government and was a member of the negotiating committee for the transformation of the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Area.

Mr. Craig Wing (Partner, Future World International)

Craig Wing is a partner of FutureWorld International that envisages the future for companies to fu- ture proof their business and think strategically about their future and its alignment with Corporate Culture. He was the former head of Small Business Marketing for Google South Africa, started 4 companies including a non-profit in Silicon Valley, and his first book went to number one on Ama- zon in its first week in 3 categories. After starting his first company at 22, he realized the need to have innovative thinkers to bridge the divide between engineering and business. He has worked with the Department of Science and Technology, Allan Grey and Deloitte.

During his MBA, he was the first “Non American” class president, a testament to his leadership abilities. He is an AFLI Desmond Tutu Fellow, AshokaU changemaker, WEF Global Shaper, Mail and Guardian Top 200 under 35, Destiny Man Top 40 under 40, Levi’s Pioneer Nations Top 40 youth. He has also been on television, radio and frequent keynote speaker on entrepreneurship, disruptive innovation and culture. He is also one of the youngest graduation speakers at the Uni- versity of Johannesburg.

31 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Mich Atangana (PR and Communications Manager, Google South Africa)

A digital native, Mich Atagana has been hanging around the internet since the days of Netscape. Her keen interest in all things digital led to her graduating with a Masters Degree in New Media and Journalism. Atagana is currently pursuing her PHD with a focus on the impact of social media and journalism. Her research focuses on the Kenyan Westgate shootings and how Twitter was used as the primary source of news and communication. Her professional career has included her role as Editor of Burn Media, a multimedia digital publishing house which focuses on the in- tersection of technology and media, and entrepreneurship. An expert on Africa’s tech and startup scene, Atagana is currently the Head of Communications & Public Affairs for Google South Africa.

Mr. Bart Van Uythem (First Counsellor – Team Leader Economic Infrastructure Corporation Section, Delegation of the European Union to South Africa)

Bart Van Uythem is the Head of the Cooperation Section dealing with Infrastructure and Eco- nomic Sectors at the Delegation of the European Union to South Africa. His portfolio includes cooperation programmes and dialogue activities related to employment promotion and SMME development, infrastructure, energy, and public financial management, among others. Prior to this he was Head of Sector for Financial Instruments at the European Commission (Europeaid) in Brussels, working on development activities to bring together EU grants with funding from DFIs and the private sector.

About half of his more than twenty-year career he worked for Europeaid and the World Bank on development cooperation. The other half he worked for KPMG and other consulting companies on business reengineering. He graduated as commercial engineer at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium and holds a Master degree in Public Administration and International Devel- opment from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Catherine Young (Owner, Thinkroom Consulting)

Catherine has years of professional and executive experience in the areas of Strategic Man- agement, General Management, Project Management, as well as a wide variety of other com- petencies. Her experience is underpinned by deep engagement and care for people across her twenty-five years in the world of work. Entrepreneur development, including managing and coordinating efforts across SME ecosystems in Africa, as well as working with clients in the space of entrepreneurship development, up to mentoring and coaching of entrepreneurs on the ground. Catherine has been in her own consulting business for the last six years, after a successful ca- reer in the corporate environment. Thinkroom Consulting works in the SME development space across fourteen countries on the African continent. They produce thought leadership in the area of SME development, manage SME development programmes and work with clients such as Microsoft, IBM, Hitachi, Innovation Hub, Philips, Spartan and Telkom. Mr. Saki Zamxaka (CEO, Gauteng Growth and Development Agency - GGDA)

Mr Saki Zamxaka joined GGDA as the Group CEO in March 2016. He studied at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa and Bard College in New York.

Prior to joining the GGDA; Saki was with PRASA Technical a division of PRASA and Autopax a subsidiary of PRASA as CEO between 2009 and 2016. Saki has experience in project manage- ment, development economics/finance, and has a keen interest in venture capital. His ‘artof observation’ is captured through his passion for the fine arts.

32 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Kapei Phahlamohlaka (Senior Manager: Property Investments, PIC)

Joined the Public Investment Corporation in 1999 and worked as a Property Asset Manager until July 2007, I then moved to Ithala Development Finance Corporation where I had a short stint as Divisional Manager for Property Asset Management. In November 2007 joined Pareto Limited as Property Asset Manager, and later Senior Property Asset Manager from August 2009. I then left Pareto Limited in October 2013 to join the Airports Company of South Africa as Group Manager for Property Asset Management. In September 2014 moved back to the Public Investment Cor- poration as Senior Manager Property Investments. During my working life have attended CSCM, CCPP and PDP.

Mr. Pule Mmutlana (Acting Head: Property Services, City of Tshwane)

Pule Mmutlana joined the City of Tshwane as Director of the Mayoral Committee Secretariat. He was promoted to Executive Head of Governance in 2012 till November 2016. He then started as Head of Property Services from March 2015 while still leading Governance in the Office of the Executive Mayor.

Prior to joining the City of Tshwane, Pule Mmutlana worked at the Presidency in the Cabinet office.

Ms. Heather Prinsloo (Executive, City Property)

Heather is the HR Executive for City Property Administration. She is a specialist in human resource management, organizational development and business transformation strategy development and implementation. She has a Master’s Degree in Conflict Management and Transformation and has recently completed Master’s Degree in Business Executive Coaching at Wits Business School. Her submitted thesis is called “How South African Business Implements Transformation Initiatives”. Heather has consulted in organisational transformation initiatives to a great number of medium and large-sized South African and Multinational businesses. Heather is passionate about implementing sustainable transformation strategies that look beyond compliance and that will contribute to economically healthy and richly diverse organizations and communities.

Mr. Anton G Sinovich (Executive Director, The Sinovich Group)

With a background rooted in technology, Anton was initially brought into the PwC as part of an in- ternational team specialising in systems attack & penetration testing otherwise known as “ethical hacking”. His clients were primarily international financial institutions and government agencies. Success rate was 100%.

He went on to become a founder member of the PwC GOLD Team focused on delivering inno- vative e-business solutions before having the opportunity to join and work with the Silicon Valley based Menlo Park Corporate Finance team where he gained exposure to business. Anton helped his clients to stay ahead of competitors in dynamic, technology intensive environments while maximising their shareholder value through strategic acquisitions. With a particular interest in tech start-ups Anton initiated PwC’s own technology incubator fund. After leading a turnaround in a UK software development company, Anton personally invested in, joined as an executive, and expanded Attix5 into several countries, before returning home in 2008. Even after joining the family business, Anton remained active as a non-executive director in the software company until it was purchased by a large UK services provider late 2015.

In 2008 Anton joined the family business to continue the 100 year old legacy of property develop- ment in the Sinovich Group, where he currently serves on the board as an executive.

Anton supports various, well governed, non-profitable organisations and has a personal interest in delivering projects with the ability to unite traditionally segmented communities within his home city.

33 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Mr. Japie van Niekerk (CEO, New Africa Developments)

In 1991 Japie founded “New Africa Properties” and over the next 5 years participated in numer- ous joint ventures with “experts” in the commercial property field. During this period Japie gained invaluable experience and expertise in the field of property development, and was eventually able to undertake commercial development projects independently.

In 1996 Japie established New Africa Developments and is still actively involved in all aspects of the business in his capacity as CEO.

New Africa Developments is a successful property development company specialising in the development of shopping centres in previously disadvantaged areas predominantly outside the main urban centres. Since its establishment NAD (New Africa Developments) has completed more than 30 developments throughout Southern Africa comprising shopping centres, office blocks and warehousing.

New Africa Developments partnered by Resilient is presently busy with construction of the 70,000m² Mams Mall in the eastern suburbs of Mamelodi, and once completed this unprece- dented development is expected to become a true game-changer for the people of Mamelodi. Prof. Sonali Das (Principal Researcher: Statistics, CSIR and Visiting Associate Professor, University of the Witwa- tersrand)

Das’ research interests include Bayesian methods, applied statistics, statistical modelling, struc- tural equations modelling and path analysis, longitudinal data analysis, risk analysis, extreme value theory, non-parametric methods, clustering, functional data analysis, and consulting. Expertise: Statistics analysis and modelling; Bayesian methods; Data science Das’ research interests include Bayesian methods, applied statistics, statistical modelling, struc- tural equations modelling and path analysis, longitudinal data analysis, risk analysis, extreme value theory, non-parametric methods, clustering, functional data analysis, decision theory and consulting. Her track record includes a number of large interdisciplinary local and international collaborative projects. These include a three-year India-South Africa Bilateral Project (2011-14); an SA National Research Foundation (NRF) Germany-South Africa Bilateral project (2012-13); and a project focusing on Grand Challenges Explorations of the Bill and Melinda Gates Founda- tion - Round 11 (2013-14). Das regularly publishes in peer-reviewed journals and her latest H-score stands at 10. She also holds a Visiting Associate Professorship at the University of the Witwatersrand and a Research Associateship at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. She is currently the Chair of the South African Statistical Association (Gauteng-Chapter) as well as the CSIR node-leader of the NRF Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. Currently she holds a Y-rat- ing from the NRF.

Academic qualifications:

• BSc (Honours) (Statistics), Presidency College, India, 1991 • MSc (Statistics), University of Calcutta, India, 1994 • Postgraduate Diploma (Computer Applications – two years; and SUN-Java – six months), NIIT, India, 1993-1999 • PhD (Statistics), University of Connecticut, USA, 2006

34 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Dr. Arulsivanathan Naidoo (Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations, Statistics South Africa)

Dr Arulsivanathan Naidoo attended the then University of Durban Westville and obtained: B Com, B Com (Hons) and M Com degrees. He then completed a D Com in statistics at the Univer- sity of Pretoria, became a university lecturer in the late 1970’s and was the university planner for University of Durban Westville and Rhodes University. He then continued his lecturing career at the universities of Fort Hare, Zululand (Durban-Umlazi branch) and Durban Westville. Dr Naidoo then moved to SAS Institute as a senior consultant in statistics and data mining and has presented over 40 different SAS courses in programming, statistics, time series and data mining. The training delegates included: SARS, Stats SA , University of Pretoria, University of Free State, UNISA, CSIR, Old Mutual, Momentum, ABSA, FNB, Standard, Nedbank, Barclays, HSBC in Dubai, Saudi bank, Arab bank, Zain in Kuwait, MTN, Cell C, de beers, Blood blank, centre for disease control in Uganda and Tanzania.

At present he is Executive Manager for Stakeholder Relations and Marketing at Statistics South Africa. He completed a second Masters degree, M Phil in urban and regional planning at Stel- lenbosch University. This course integrates statistics, geography and urban planning into one discipline, with special focus on GIS and spatial statistics, including techniques such as Moran Autocorrelation, Getis _Ord hotspot analysis and Geographically Weighted Regression Arulsiva- nathan is married and has three children and two grandsons. Dr. Benjamin Rosman (Principal Researcher: Mobile Intelligence Autonomous Systems Group)

Benjamin Rosman received a Ph.D. degree in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh, in 2014. Previously, he obtained an M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computational and Applied Mathematics also from the University of the Witwatersrand.

He currently works as a Principal Researcher in the Mobile Intelligent Autonomous Systems group at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa, and is also a Visiting Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he runs the Robotics, Autonomous Intelligence and Learning Labo- ratory. He is the Chair of the IEEE South African joint chapter of Control Systems, and Robotics and Automation.

Dr Rosman’s research interests focus primarily on learning and decision making in autonomous systems, in particular studying how learning can be accelerated through abstracting and gener- alising knowledge gained from solving related problems. He additionally works in the area of skill and behaviour learning for robots. Mr. Kroshlen Moodley (General Manager: Public Sector and Utilities – SAS)

Kroshlen Moodley’s professional career experience in information technology, government, tele- communications and utilities spans over nineteen years. The major companies that he worked at include EDS South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Telkom SA (Pty) Ltd; the State Information Technology Agen- cy (Pty) Ltd (SITA) and the SAS Institute South Africa (Pty) Ltd. He graduated at EDS as a certified Information Analyst in USA in 1999, gaining valuable systems engineering and business analysis experience. His role at Telkom included working with large business reengineering projects, IT project management and governance, which gave him the hands on exposure of working though projects from business initiation phase through to the solution deployment and implementation phases.

35 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. Prof. Jannie Rossouw (Head of Department: School of Economics and Business Science – University of the Witwa- tersrand)

Jannie Rossouw is Head of School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. He was born in Stellenbosch and matriculated at the Menlopark High School in Pretoria. After the completion of the M.Com (Economics) and MBA degrees at the University of Pretoria, he completed a PhD degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

His areas of specialisation are inflation perceptions and inflation expectations, ownership struc- tures of central banks with private shareholders and fiscal sustainability in South Africa, with a focus on South Africa’s looming fiscal cliff. This latter research was the first to highlight the danger of South Africa facing a fiscal cliff owing to growth trends in civil service remuneration and social grant expenditure by the South African government.

He is a member of the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (L.Akad.SA) and serves on its Audit and Risk Committee. He also chairs the Audit and Risk Committee of the Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument in Paarl and serves as an alternate member of the Gauteng Consumer Affairs Court. He is Vice-President of the Economic Society of South Africa. Jannie is married to Sunélle (Ehlers) and they have two children, Malherbe and Carina. Mr. Mike Schussler (Chief Economist – Economists.co.za)

Mike Schüssler, an economist for over two decades, holds a Masters in economics. A successful entrepreneur, owner and employer at Economistscoza - he understands business. Awarded the South African economist of the year – twice, moreover he has also won small business and mem- ber of the year by the Joburg chamber of business. (Afrikaans business chamber). Well known for his innovative research from employment to education indicators. Mike invented and maintains the Provincial Barometers and fixed investment indices which, have been widely published and give insight into economic conditions on a regional basis – the first and only such indices in South Africa.

He presents economics in an understandable and entertaining style. His presentations have impressed International chief executives and South African audiences ranging from farmers to financiers. He also advises and presents to pension funds, local governments and business chambers. A well-known economic commentator in the media and in academic articles, Mike is known the world over for his insights. Mr. Theo Vorster (CEO – Galileo Capital)

Theo has a law degree from University of Pretoria and a Honours degree in Investment Manage- ment from UJ majoring in Economics. After spending time in the financial markets in London and Zurich, later on his return, Theo became CEO of one of the largest private client stock broking firms in SA. During 2005 Theo established Galileo Capital, a financial services company of which Theo is still the CEO. Galileo Capital currently employs more than 85 people in the Group offering a range of Financial Services.

In 2010 Theo convinced kykNET, part of DSTV, to do an Afrikaans TV program focussing on business leaders and their success stories – “Sakegesprek met Theo Vorster”. During the past 5 years Theo interviewed more than 65 of South Africa’s most prominent business leaders and also published a book covering these interviews with the same title. Theo is a regular commentator on Moneyweb’s RSG Geldsake. Mr. Mayur Maganlal (Acting City Manager, City of Tshwane)

Mayur studied at the University of the Witwatersrand and completed his BSc. Degree in Town and Regional Planning in 1992. He also holds a Masters degree in Public and Development Manage- ment also from the Wits Business School, acquired in 2000.

Mayur was employed as a Town Planner by the City of Johannesburg in 1993. He subsequently played various roles in the city during the local government transformation process. During the iGoli 2002 process, he was drafted in to assist the Chief Financial Officer in managing the budget for the iGoli 2002 programme and was involved in the development of the first long term plan for the City of Johannesburg, being the iGoli 2010 plan. Following this he was appointed to the Cen- tral Strategy unit responsible for managing the City’s business planning process and for ensuring effective performance monitoring and review within the city. After leaving the City, Mayur joined the South African Local Government Association as the Ex- ecutive Director responsible for economic development, planning and municipal finance. He represented the local government sector in various IGR and international platforms lobbying and

36 | Mayoral Economic Summit 2017 REVITALISE. STABILISE. DELIVER. presenting local government positions. Mayur was employed as the head of City Strategy and Performance Management in the City of Tshwane in 2012 and is currently the Acting City Manager, facilitating the smooth transition for the newly appointed City Manager. Mr. Ignaz Fuesgen (Founder, KOHMAP Consulting)

Management consultant and policy advisor. More than 17 years of professional experience in IT and Management Consulting, as well as Law Firm Management (KPMG, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Webber Wentzel). Founder of KOHMAP Consulting and Co-Founder of Avuka Training and Coaching, both focusing on the Professional Services sector. Mentor and Final Incubation Panel Member at Shanduka Black Umbrellas.

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